Take Back the Power !
Evaluation of Effectiveness of Panic Anxiety Management Workshop
Associate Professor Dr Julian Hafner and Jasmine Arthur - Jones
Comparison of the severity of Anxiety Disorder Symptoms
Symptoms |
No problem |
Slightly Trouble some |
Fairly Trouble some |
Very Trouble some |
Almost Unbearable |
Heart Palpitations |
21.9% |
25.8% |
22.3% |
20.6% |
9.4% |
Missed Heart Beats |
48.7% |
23.9% |
14.2% |
11.0% |
2.3% |
Chest Pain |
34.5% |
28.1% |
17.1% |
12.6% |
7.7% |
Shortness of breath |
27.4% |
17.7% |
20.3% |
20.0% |
14.5% |
Difficulty in breathing |
32.9% |
14.5% |
17.1% |
20.0% |
15.5% |
Choking sensations |
56.5% |
12.6% |
11.9% |
10.6% |
8.4% |
Nausea |
35.8% |
21.3% |
18.7% |
16.5% |
7.7% |
Burning sensation in stomach |
50.0% |
16.8% |
16.5% |
10.0% |
6.8% |
Shaking and trembling |
25.8% |
18.4% |
21.6% |
17.7% |
16.5% |
Pins and needles |
38.4% |
25.5% |
15.8% |
15.5% |
4.8% |
Diarrhoea |
53.5% |
21.3% |
12.6% |
8.1% |
4.5% |
Vomiting |
78.7% |
11.9% |
3.2% |
3.9% |
2.3% |
Hot flashes |
32.6% |
24.2% |
19.0% |
13.2% |
11.0% |
Cold flashes |
65.2% |
15.2% |
9.7% |
5.8% |
4.2% |
Night sweats |
57.7% |
16.8% |
12.3% |
7.1% |
6.1% |
Headaches |
26.5% |
24.2% |
21.0% |
17.1% |
11.3% |
Neck aches |
26.5% |
15.5% |
20.3% |
21.3% |
16.5% |
Lower back pain |
40.6% |
19.0% |
15.8% |
17.4% |
7.1% |
Pelvic pain |
71.6% |
9.7% |
9.7% |
6.8% |
2.3% |
Numbness in hands and feet |
50.0% |
20.6% |
14.8% |
8.7% |
5.8% |
Loss of appetite |
51.6% |
18.1% |
10.6% |
13.2% |
6.5% |
Extreme exhaustion |
17.4% |
18.4% |
19.0% |
21.9% |
23.2% |
Loss of concentration |
11.9% |
17.4% |
19.7% |
30.6% |
20.3% |
Temporary paralysis |
78.4% |
9.7% |
7.1% |
3.2% |
1.6% |
Feeling Faint |
27.1% |
24.8% |
20.0% |
16.1% |
11.9% |
Feeling dizzy |
22.8% |
23.1% |
24.8% |
17.9% |
11.4% |
Dissociative symptoms |
No problem |
Slightly Trouble some |
Fairly Trouble some |
Very Trouble some |
Almost Unbearable |
Feeling detached from body |
58.3% |
16.3% |
8.8% |
10.4% |
6.2% |
Feel as if floating |
60.9% |
15.0% |
10.4% |
8.1% |
5.5% |
Feel surroundings not seem real |
35.5% |
20.5% |
16.6% |
15.3% |
12.1% |
Seeing surroundings as if through a mist |
62.5% |
11.4% |
14.3% |
7.5% |
4.2% |
Visual distortions / objects moving |
59.9% |
18.2% |
8.5% |
9.1% |
4.2% |
Falling into a void |
64.2% |
14.3% |
6.2% |
9.1% |
6.2% |
| Over sensitivity to colours | 72.6% |
13.0% |
7.2% |
6.2% |
1.0% |
Eyes burning |
55.7% |
19.5% |
13.0% |
8.5% |
3.3% |
Oversensitive hearing |
43.6% |
16.9% |
16.3% |
15.6% |
7.5% |
Table 2 Symptoms experienced by Evaluation participants - Initial contact |
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