| In scientific terms, panic attack symptoms are simply | | | | The tingling is caused by your body's natural fight or |
| anxiety. Having been a person that used to struggle | | | | flight instinct. Your body is programmed to move blood |
| with panic attacks regularly I know the dread that | | | | away from the skin and extremities during a physical |
| accompanies one of these bouts. | | | | attack. It also draws more blood to areas such as |
| Everyone said that I was simply a little too anxious... | | | | your thighs and biceps to prepare the muscles to |
| But no one knew what I had to go through on a daily | | | | work. Your body does this instinctively and it has no |
| basis. The emotions I felt were very real... and they | | | | way of knowing that the fear you are experiencing is |
| were hard to deal with. There were times when the | | | | not an actual physical threat. |
| feelings were so strong, I wasn't even sure that I was | | | | A very common and scary panic attack symptom is |
| having anxiety attacks... I thought I was sick. | | | | the feeling of not being able to breathe. This causes |
| So, what are some tell tale panic attack symptoms? | | | | most people to lose it, and it causes them to fall |
| The biggest panic attack symptom there is, is the fear | | | | deeper into a panic attack. |
| of having another attack. If you are always scared of | | | | When you breathe too fast your body's carbon |
| being dizzy or having your chest tighten up, then more | | | | dioxide and oxygen levels get all out of whack. When |
| than likely you are suffering from an anxious disorder. If | | | | you breathe too much and too fast you can |
| you find yourself consciously avoiding specific | | | | experience breathlessness, or you can start to |
| situations or places because deep down inside you | | | | hyperventilate... This used to happen to me a lot and I |
| know you are going to exhibit the symptoms, then you | | | | would think I was choking... It felt like I was being |
| are suffering from panic attacks. | | | | smothered by a pillow. |
| Another common symptom is tingling and numbness | | | | If you are experiencing these symptoms then you are |
| throughout your body. These symptoms are often | | | | probably experiencing panic attacks. They can be |
| thought to be heart problems when in fact they are | | | | scary when they happen, but once you learn how to |
| anxiety (make sure to check with your doctor if you | | | | treat them like I did, they start to not even bother you. |
| experience this, it's a lot better to be safe then sorry!) | | | | |