Panic attacks affect nearly 1.7% of the adult population in the US. That's approximately 2.4 million Americans living and suffering from panic attacks in their daily lives. While panic attacks in general cannot be cured (since by definition it isn't really a disease), sufferers can get panic treatments that help them live their life normally. Many who suffer from panic attacks are able to continue and live a normal life by...more
Not only are anxiety attacks frustrating, they also draw negative energy from the people who suffer from this mental illness. Having attacks makes them insecure about themselves, embarrassed, and maybe even more afraid of everything. They might even develop phobias and get even deeper into depression. Get rid of your panic attacks now and spare yourself from all of these.If you or someone you know is experiencing the discomfort of...more
A panic attack is a body's response to fear or unexpected feeling of anxiety. This kind of attack can occur at any time, be it during the day or the night. Most people who undergo panic attacks are being rushed to hospitals or emergency centers because some cases are mistaken for heart attacks or serious seizures. There are different kinds of fears a person who is suffering from it or anxiety has. It can be either classified as physical (doorknob, snakes), an event (traveling through plane, swimming, and fear of dying) or just an irrational imagination of a situation or event. Unlike some illnesses like migraine, they do not have any obvious triggers. A person suffering from severe anxiety will not know when and where it will happen. They are usually caused by the body's responses when the brain misinterprets an event as threatening or dangerous. This is also due to the body's fight or fight response to danger. It usually happens when the feeling of staying put or running away from the threat gets out of control. A lot of people who are suffering from it know how distressful and terrifying the feeling could be. A patient of a panic disorder usually feels chest pain,...more
Many who suffer from panic attacks would be glad to know that there is a way to cure panic attacks. For those who do not know what a panic attack is, it is a condition wherein people afflicted feel a sudden and intense fear or apprehension that can last anywhere from 15 seconds to 15 minutes. While there is no real danger of death,...more
Panic attacks can be an every day occurrence depending on the stimulus with which an individual responds to. Possible stimuli could be a person, an animal, a situation and a natural occurrence. The stimulus varies depending on the cause of the panic attack, and of course, this is different for every individual. Some people would...more
Nowadays, people claim to have panic attacks over fairly simple things that stress them out, like seeing an ex in the mall or being confronted by a relatively simple phobia. Due to the recent financial crisis, causes of stress are many nowadays, and there are thousands of stress triggers in the world everywhere. Some say that the best way to overcome panic attacks is to overcome stress. But the thing is, stress can only be managed up to a certain degree. So how can you really deal with panic attacks? There are a few ways to do it, and some are really easy. See which one suits you:1. Avoid exposure to phobia triggers – let's say you have a fear of riding the escalator, do you still have an option? Of course you do! You can consider your phobia as a handicap and use a handicap facility. You can also opt to use the elevator or the stairs instead. There are many other alternative ways of doing things that will not expose you to your phobia. You just need to find out ways on how to get around it. All it takes is a little time and a bit of research.2. Know the side effects of your medications – there are some medications that have panic attacks as a side effect. In this...more
In any time, Panic Attacks may happen to somebody. Going through a panic attack could be a extremely intimidating and perplexing encounter for the person living it. Distress, fear and uncertainty are usually the sensations which explain...more
At any moment, Panic Attacks can happen to an individual. Panic attacks may appear with absolutely no apparent reason and also may end up being a quite perplexing and shocking encounter for the person experiencing it. The person is...more
Millions of people suffer from various types of this disabling condition. Numbers have steadily risen in the western counties as a result of occupation, diet and environmental changes. It is important for one to know that one is not...more
It may be frustrating, You may feel defeated, disorientated, lost, you may even feel as if you are losing your mind... That is what happens when you experience a Panic Attack. You may try to suppress them, fighting back with all your...more
The most frustrating thing about Panic Attacks, is the inability to predict their onset and when they may strike. Having started, they tend to escalate. There is no way to stop it once it has begun, the person is left vulnerable for the...more
Suffering a panic attack may at most times leave one bewildered and stunned. Most times initial panic attacks may be mild and shrugged off as mere symptoms of adaptation to the environment around us especially when something has changed...more