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The Facts About Panic Attack
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A panic attack is an abrupt rush of an intense fear that happens unexpectedly and without any warning. It’s greater than the feeling of anxiety or the feeling of being stressed out, commonly ailments experienced by most people. In fact according to some findings, at least one out of 75 people experiences a panic attack at some point in their life.
In America an average of 1/3 of American adults have experienced at least one panic attack, however, the good news is most of these adults haven’t been able to experience the same attack twice. Panic attack together with anxiety attack are the two most common emotional disorders compared to other disorders such as schizophrenia, PTSD, ADHD, bipolar disorder, alcohol abuse, depression and others. Among these disorders, panic attack and anxiety attack shows the rate of people seeking help is the lowest.
The number of cases of people experiencing panic and anxiety attacks are increasing everyday. It’s very important to become aware of what panic attack is all about. The most important thing about panic attacks is in terms of experiencing the horror that goes with panicking. Individuals who have experienced this type of disorder can attest to the changes it caused them, not only in the way they perceive life, but also the impact is more noticeable on their everyday activities.
Something else that happens to people with panic attack disorder is mostly mental. For instance, they feel an overwhelming and almost uncontrollable dread that can be likened to losing one’s mind or perceiving oneself as terribly ill or worst, thinking of oneself as dying. Aside from mental, panic attack also has major effects on the body’s main functioning glands — the heart, lungs, stomach, pancreas, intestines, kidneys, eyes, bladder and even some of the largest muscle groups.
You must be wondering why panic attack can cause such dreadful effect on people. You see, when someone is experiencing panic attack, there’s a surge of stimulants and hormones (such as adrenaline, epinephrine, glycogen, cortical, norepinephrine and others) that flood the cells of the body through the bloodstream. This is also the reason why a person having a panic attack will usually run, hide or get out.
And since a panic attack can cause an individual to become delusional, he or she will also have the feeling of being trapped afterwards and a feeling of helplessness and a combination of an overwhelming feeling of threat will follow. Panic attack can develop in any situation, as an outcome of a crime or disaster. For someone who have this disorder, it really doesn’t matter whether the threat is real or not. What the person knows is that the fear he or she is feeling is real.
Panic attack may also be caused by too much stress due to worries at home or at work. It may also be caused by having an uptight personality or it may also be the outcome of an abusive experience from childhood. Panic attack disorder might also be inherited. The best way to control panic attack is to stop excessive worrying. It would be ideal also to avoid situations that may cause you to panic.
There are actually symptoms and signs associated with panic attack disorders and these are: stress sensations, rapid heartbeat, chest pain/tightness, tension headaches, light headedness, sweaty palms, fatigue and low energy, as well as sleep disturbance. If you’re showing any of the signs, it would likely be best to seek help the as soon as possible find a remedy at its early stage.
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