Overcome Anxiety

One of the worse feelings in the world is when you are having a panic or anxiety attack. These can be very overwhelming sometimes and very disruptive for your life. These attacks make a person feel like something horrible is about to happen. They have pain in the chest area and many times have difficulty breathing. For people that experience these attacks regular, it makes it hard to even leave home for dread of having one while out in public.

Panic attacks can be frightening for those who are enduring them. Fear of dying or suffocating can overtake a person experiencing a panic attack very rapidly. Some people report that their hearts begin to beat quicker than normal and they have a difficult time breathing. There are those people who feel they are going crazy and they’ll seek to remove themselves from their current situation. Surprisingly, about 5% of the population will experience one or more panic attacks during their lifetime.

The Symptoms

Panic attacks are not uncommon, and are examples of what the medical professional call ‘anxiety disorders’. Would you be able to recognize the symptoms of a panic attack? No? Then let’s have a look at them so you may be able to recognize them. Mind you, people with some of these symptoms may not necessarily be suffering from panic attacks, so be careful and use your head.

• Sweating: panic attacks can make people sweat. It can also cause cold sweats, or ‘clammy’ skin.
  

What exactly is a panic attack, and more importantly how do you know you are having one?

Panic attacks are short periods during which the victims feel a high level of anxiety and discomfort in several ways. The onset is sudden and seemingly random. Though anxiety is at the core of panic attacks it should be remember that anxiety in itself is nothing compared to panic attacks. Many people feel varying levels of anxiety for different reasons but very few people actually progress to the extreme of having panic attacks.

A panic attack can often occur out of nowhere without any apparent reason, but there are some things that can trigger them.

While the actual cause of panic attacks is unknown, it’s commonly believed that phobias, stress and worrying about having another attack can all be triggers. Hereditary disposition and chemical imbalance have also been theorized to be contributing factors.