"One technique used in cognitive-behavioral therapy, called exposure therapy, can often help alleviate the phobias that may result from panic disorder." "Being paralyzed by fear is a very real notion to those that suffer with panic attacks on a regular basis."

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"Panic attacks are noted for appearing surprisingly similar to a heart attack."

Symptoms Of Panic Attacks

Symptoms of Panic Attacks


As described above, the symptoms of a panic attack appear suddenly, without any apparent cause. They may include

* Dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea
* Dreamlike sensations or perceptual distortions
* Fear of dying
* Difficulty breathing
* Racing or pounding heartbeat
* Terror--a sense that something unimaginably horrible is about to occur and one is powerless to prevent it
* Fear of losing control and doing something embarrassing
* Tingling or numbness in the hands
* Flushes or chills
* Chest pains

A panic attack typically lasts for several minutes and is one of the most distressing conditions that a person can experience. Most who have one attack will have others. When someone has repeated attacks, or feels severe anxiety about having another attack, he or she is said to have panic disorder.

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  • Anxiety disorder affects about 13% of the world's population, according to most objective world health sources.
  • Panic disorder strikes between 3 and 6 million Americans, and is twice as common in women as in men.
  • Research has shown that a panic attack reflects the same symptoms as a life threatening experience.
  • The tendency to develop panic attacks appears to be inherited.
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"It is suspected that many agoraphobics already had the propensity for being afraid of travel, with many of them being the type that experienced motion sickness before they ever experience panic attacks."

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"Stopping panic attack symptoms involve some willpower on the part of the panic sufferer, and overtime any chronic sufferer will learn this important lesson."
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