| When humans began to evolve they developed an | | | | When a person experiences or perceives a |
| instinct for danger. This response made their bodies | | | | dangerous or risky encounter, the above symptoms |
| get ready to fight for survival or run away until they | | | | are stimulated. However, panic attacks hit a person |
| were in a position that would aid their living. This state | | | | under no apparent threats or dangers in an intense |
| is called a fight or flight reaction. That emotional state | | | | manner physically and mentally. The chain reaction of |
| has survived into our present day lives. However the | | | | fearful thoughts, escalating physical responses and |
| feelings that arise from this can lead to panic attacks | | | | feelings of terror and desperation are all underway. |
| as our bodies have no way of getting rid of the | | | | This can happen at anytime and any place in the |
| excess adrenaline that is present because of the fight | | | | absence of any stimuli even when a person is sleeping |
| or flight response. | | | | at night. |
| What is panic attacks? Panic attacks are marked by | | | | Once panic attacks have happened, they cannot be |
| persistent and chronic condition of fear and dread. | | | | easily stopped or cannot be stopped at all. The rates |
| Feeling of fear is itself a natural emotion, however, | | | | and frequency of occurrence of panic attacks cannot |
| panic attacks cause fear that is exaggerated and | | | | be predicted because there can be absolutely no |
| overwhelming that can be provoked in absence of | | | | warning signs to suggest that they can occur. This |
| any dangers or threats at all. The attacks cannot be | | | | means that there are possibilities that they can occur |
| explained in terms of its cause that is, production of | | | | at any place and at any point in time. The strong |
| adrenaline and changes in hormones that accelerate | | | | mental and emotional reactions to the attacks are a |
| the body functioning to deal with danger as there are | | | | result of the out-of-proportionally excessive hormones |
| no rational reasons for the occurrence of panic | | | | and adrenalines that pump into the bodies to tackle |
| attacks at all. The impact of the attack is severe and | | | | dangerous situations. As such, appropriate means of |
| hardly anything can stop it from happening. | | | | treatments must be sought in order to control these |
| Several physical symptoms of panic attacks can be | | | | emotions of fear and dread during panic attacks. |
| identified which include heart racing, pounding or | | | | While a person is in the grip of a panic attack, they go |
| skipping heartbeat, tightness or discomfort in chest | | | | through an intense and excessive amount of terror. As |
| region, choking sensation, sweatiness, shaking and | | | | these feelings are extremely intense, the few minutes |
| trembling, butterflies and nausea, hot flashes or chills, | | | | that they last may seem like an eternity. |
| numbness in certain parts of the body, erratic breathing | | | | For those of us who live normal lives terror is but a |
| or shortness of breath, dizziness, light-headedness and | | | | fleeting emotion. A person who has panic attacks |
| so forth. The psychological emotions felt by these | | | | relives this fear constantly every day. The only way |
| victims can be very damaging and frightening that they, | | | | out of this maze is treatment and if you suffer from |
| who suffer panic attacks, can feel that they are dying | | | | panic attacks be assured that there are many viable |
| or losing their minds. Things seem unreal to them or | | | | treatment methods out there and that with a little time |
| may even feel that they are detached from their | | | | and effort on your part you should be able to cure |
| bodies while some are so fearful that they must | | | | your panic attacks without too much hassle. |
| escape and flee the situation altogether. | | | | |