| It's hard to explain anxiety attacks to someone who | | | | cold flashes, trembling, claustrophobia and an overall |
| has never experienced them before. The anxiety and | | | | physical weakness within the body. |
| panic is sometimes so strong that you become | | | | Some people who have had attacks of anxiety do not |
| agitated and extremely nervous to the point where | | | | experience any physical symptoms. For them, the |
| you can't focus on anything and can even lead to | | | | attack is purely on a mental level. In this case, they will |
| being out of control. Other times, you may feel | | | | lose certain cognitive abilities that were once easy to |
| extremely paranoid - like the world is out to get you. | | | | them. For example, they may have trouble speaking |
| Typically, your body uses hormones to cause you to | | | | clearly or focusing on anything. |
| panic during useful times, like when an animal tries to | | | | Additionally, the internal dialogue they experience may |
| attack you. In this case it is beneficial. However, if | | | | be intense, abrasive and loud. Many people feel like |
| you're walking down the street and all of a sudden feel | | | | they are going to lose control of themselves and their |
| an intense bout of panic coming on, it is not very useful. | | | | actions when undergoing an anxiety attack which |
| In fact, it is very stressful. | | | | causes their thoughts to race and become a logical. |
| There are a variety of different panic attack | | | | Generally there is an overall feeling of some sort of |
| symptoms that may be noticed during your first bout | | | | catastrophe or impending doom that is going to fall |
| of intense anxiety. Many people describe it as similar to | | | | upon the person who is suffering from the episode. |
| having a heart attack because they feel dizziness, | | | | During this period of time they may fear that they will |
| sweating, heart palpitations, lightheadedness and | | | | never be able to get out of their panicked state, that |
| extreme discomfort throughout their body. There have | | | | they may die, that their feeling of panic is because |
| been many people who have went to the hospital | | | | they are suffering from a serious illness or that they |
| thinking they were suffering from a heart attack when | | | | may even go crazy. |
| in actuality they were experiencing an anxiety attack. | | | | If you have experienced any of these symptoms, |
| Other physical symptoms that may occur during an | | | | chances are you were suffering from an anxiety |
| anxiety or panic attack are shortness of breath, hot or | | | | attack. |