Understanding panic attacks

Most sufferers of panic attacks fear that they are going mad or that they are losing control of their thought and emotions, in fact nothing is further from the truth. Symptoms can vary but sufferers usually experience some or all of the following:

• Palpitations or a pounding heartbeat
• Sweaty palms
• A tightness in the chest
• Dizziness
• Difficulty breathing
• "Spinning thoughts"
• Dissociation from their surroundings
• Fear of losing control or doing something out of character
• Trembling
• Crying without reason

A panic attack usually last a few minutes and is extremely distressing for the sufferer as they fell out of control. Panic attacks can also induce phobias such as agoraphobia as a sufferer may avoid going to the place where the panic attack happened for fear it may recur. Panic attacks tend to continue for years unless untreated and severely limit the lives of sufferers.

What is a panic attack?

It is generally recognised that there are three types of panic attacks:

• Spontaneous panic attacks: this attack comes without any warning, and it unrelated to where the sufferer may be or what they are doing at the time
• Specific panic attacks: these occur in specifically feared places or situations and can also be related to the revisiting of places where trauma occurred in the past
• Predisposed panic attacks: people suffering panic disorder may experience this type of attack. Some people with Panic Disorder can be predisposed to having panic attacks in certain situations or places, although they are not frightened of the situation or place.

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