| Among the different manifestations of anxiety | | | | difficult to predict and treat is the spontaneous panic |
| disorders, one of the most debilitating and difficult | | | | attack, which occurs without a trigger. In some cases, |
| manifestations is a panic attack. The intense fear and | | | | these attacks can even occur in the middle of |
| discomfort that characterize a panic attack, together | | | | relaxation periods, even while sleeping. |
| with some physical and cognitive symptoms, can be | | | | On the other hand, situational panic attacks are easier |
| crippling for a person. Some of these symptoms | | | | to 'predict' because very specific events or situations, |
| include chest pain, headaches, dizziness, nausea, | | | | which the person can choose to avoid, trigger them. |
| feelings of choking, and diarrhea. In addition to these, | | | | However, situationally pre-disposed panic attacks are |
| the fear of losing control and the fear of going crazy | | | | even harder to predict than spontaneous panic attacks |
| are also some of the cognitive symptoms and can be | | | | because even when a person with an anxiety disorder |
| very difficult to deal with and to treat. However, as | | | | is exposed to situations that usually trigger panic |
| with other disorders, the right information can lead to | | | | attacks, the person may or may not have a panic |
| better treatment. This is because being able to pinpoint | | | | attack. This makes treatment even more difficult |
| a disorder allows physicians to use the appropriate | | | | because situations that trigger attacks may be harder |
| treatment to cure the disease. | | | | to identify. |
| Types of panic attacks | | | | One of the keys to effectively treating a disease or a |
| With regard to panic attacks, some very specific | | | | disorder is having the right information on the condition. |
| information has been gathere, which can guide people | | | | Specific information on the disorder can help physicians |
| who suffer from anxiety disorders and those treating | | | | and patients identify the appropriate treatment for it. |
| them in pinpointing the appropriate treatment that | | | | This is also very true with regard to panic attacks that |
| should be employed. This information is on the specific | | | | come with anxiety disorders. Being able to identify the |
| types of panic attacks, including spontaneous panic | | | | specific type of panic attack can also help in identifying |
| attacks, situational panic attacks, and situationally | | | | the appropriate treatment for the anxiety disorder. |
| pre-disposed panic attacks. Among the three, the most | | | | |