An Introduction to Panic Disorder Symptoms
So, you or someone you know has been having panic attacks.
Or you think that's what it is.
How can you be sure? Here is a list of Panic Disorder Symptoms.
If you, or the person you are concerned about, has four or more of these symptoms at the same time, which started for no obvious reason and peaked within 10 minutes of starting, then you may be suffering from Panic Disorder.
Panic attacks are usually caused by external stressors - things such as losing your job, the death of a loved one, illness in the family, exam or promotion anxiety - to name a few of the most common triggers.
The body's 'fight-or-flight' mechanism is inappropriately activated and it readies for combat with or escape from a non-existent threat.
Instead, the physical and mental effects produce a panic attack.
When the attacks take over and become your life, this is Panic Disorder.
Common physical symptoms include not only a racing heart, but chest pains.
This looks similar to a heart attack and if you are taken to the emergency room the first thing they will do is run an ECG to check how your heart is functioning.
You may also have nausea or vomiting (caused by a surge in stomach acid production) which can also give you sharp stomach pains.
Trembling is common, and you may also feel you want to run away from whatever situation you are in and You will also sweat - not just during an attack, but every time you encounter even the smallest problem in life.
This often leads to signs of a mental breakdown - you feel as though everyone and everything is conspiring against you, that you are doomed, you have feelings of hopelessness and despair.
Eventually you feel detached from yourself, as though you are just a spectator and you are powerless to control the outcome of any situation in your life.
Finally you may become rather preoccupied with your own death - it seems imminent and very frightening, although there is nothing physically wrong with you.
It is a terrifying disorder that affects not only the chemical balance of the brain, but also the mind's thought processes.
If you or anyone you know seems to suffer this disorder, seek medical help as soon as possible.
The sufferer may be sent to a psychiatric ward but this is a good thing.
Psychiatric help will enable the sufferer to identify the stressors and to cope with them, to realign their thoughts (often with medication), and teach them how to lesson or remove the impact that these thoughts have on their mind.
Or you think that's what it is.
How can you be sure? Here is a list of Panic Disorder Symptoms.
If you, or the person you are concerned about, has four or more of these symptoms at the same time, which started for no obvious reason and peaked within 10 minutes of starting, then you may be suffering from Panic Disorder.
Panic attacks are usually caused by external stressors - things such as losing your job, the death of a loved one, illness in the family, exam or promotion anxiety - to name a few of the most common triggers.
The body's 'fight-or-flight' mechanism is inappropriately activated and it readies for combat with or escape from a non-existent threat.
Instead, the physical and mental effects produce a panic attack.
When the attacks take over and become your life, this is Panic Disorder.
Common physical symptoms include not only a racing heart, but chest pains.
This looks similar to a heart attack and if you are taken to the emergency room the first thing they will do is run an ECG to check how your heart is functioning.
You may also have nausea or vomiting (caused by a surge in stomach acid production) which can also give you sharp stomach pains.
Trembling is common, and you may also feel you want to run away from whatever situation you are in and You will also sweat - not just during an attack, but every time you encounter even the smallest problem in life.
This often leads to signs of a mental breakdown - you feel as though everyone and everything is conspiring against you, that you are doomed, you have feelings of hopelessness and despair.
Eventually you feel detached from yourself, as though you are just a spectator and you are powerless to control the outcome of any situation in your life.
Finally you may become rather preoccupied with your own death - it seems imminent and very frightening, although there is nothing physically wrong with you.
It is a terrifying disorder that affects not only the chemical balance of the brain, but also the mind's thought processes.
If you or anyone you know seems to suffer this disorder, seek medical help as soon as possible.
The sufferer may be sent to a psychiatric ward but this is a good thing.
Psychiatric help will enable the sufferer to identify the stressors and to cope with them, to realign their thoughts (often with medication), and teach them how to lesson or remove the impact that these thoughts have on their mind.
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