I have been experiencing anxiety attacks or panic attacks a lot lately. and i do not know what they are caused by. i am lucky that i am surrounded by people who know how to handle my attacks, but i feel incredibly self concious and embarrased after one. i am under 18 and i have not told my parents and they are not around much to help anyways…any advice? Also my parents don’t know how to handle things like these. Any suggestions about them either?
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Different Types of Panic Attacks Exposed
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Sandy Adamson asked:
(c) 2008 Sandy Adamson
Before we dive into learning the different types of panic attacks, it may be worthwhile to first clarify the difference between anxiety and panic. In our daily communications, people tend to use these two terms interchangeably without realising their difference. Sure, these two have lots of in common with respect to their symptoms, but panic attacks usually last only a short while, though more intense. As a contrast, anxiety strikes you more gradually, is less intense, but lasts longer.
Based on whether a panic attack connects to a triggering situation and how it connects to such situations, panic attacks are grouped into three types:
1. Unexpected Panic Attacks
This type of attack is often associated with panic disorder. It occurs spontaneously without any clear reasons, and irrespective of whether you are relaxing or working. This means that we can hardly relate the occurrence of a spontaneous attack to any specific situation or place. As you may have seen in the movies, people can be awakened from sleep with this type of attack.
2. Situationally-bound Panic Attacks
As its name suggests, this type of panic attack is triggered by a specific situation. For example, if you fear flying or public speaking, exposure to these situations will result in immediate panic attacks. This ‘cued’ attack is rarely experienced in panic disorder.
3. Situationally-predisposed Panic Attacks
This type of panic attack is similar to the above one in that it is also triggered by a specific situation. However, the difference is that the attacks only sometimes occur and may not always occur immediately after exposure to the feared situation. For example, if flying is your feared situation, there are times when you take a flight without having a panic attack. However, in some other times, you do not suffer panic attack until you finish your journey for some while. In other words, you are predisposed to having attacks while taking flights, but the attacks are not a sure response to the fear of flying. People with panic disorder may experience this type of attack.
As you may probably understand, some panic attacks are just phobias over a particular event or place, but others may be truly medical conditions which you should take seriously. It is reported that approximately 19 million people in the United States are panic attack sufferers and they experience a variety of symptoms during panic attacks. Many, however, do not take panic attacks seriously or believe they deserve treatment as a medical condition. It is true that many people who have experience of panic attacks never have further episodes or complications. However, you should keep in mind that chronic occurrence of panic attacks can be a sign of panic disorder, which deserve immediate medical help. Quite often, major disorders could prevent a sufferer from pursuing normal daily routines.
With different types of panic attacks and their different levels of complications, various ways of medical interventions are used. Those commonly used ways of treament include traditional medicine, behavorial therapy, and alternative medicines. In many other instances, however, people are able to live with their panic attacks or use self-help techniques to get out of the situations.
(c) 2008 Sandy Adamson
Before we dive into learning the different types of panic attacks, it may be worthwhile to first clarify the difference between anxiety and panic. In our daily communications, people tend to use these two terms interchangeably without realising their difference. Sure, these two have lots of in common with respect to their symptoms, but panic attacks usually last only a short while, though more intense. As a contrast, anxiety strikes you more gradually, is less intense, but lasts longer.
Based on whether a panic attack connects to a triggering situation and how it connects to such situations, panic attacks are grouped into three types:
1. Unexpected Panic Attacks
This type of attack is often associated with panic disorder. It occurs spontaneously without any clear reasons, and irrespective of whether you are relaxing or working. This means that we can hardly relate the occurrence of a spontaneous attack to any specific situation or place. As you may have seen in the movies, people can be awakened from sleep with this type of attack.
2. Situationally-bound Panic Attacks
As its name suggests, this type of panic attack is triggered by a specific situation. For example, if you fear flying or public speaking, exposure to these situations will result in immediate panic attacks. This ‘cued’ attack is rarely experienced in panic disorder.
3. Situationally-predisposed Panic Attacks
This type of panic attack is similar to the above one in that it is also triggered by a specific situation. However, the difference is that the attacks only sometimes occur and may not always occur immediately after exposure to the feared situation. For example, if flying is your feared situation, there are times when you take a flight without having a panic attack. However, in some other times, you do not suffer panic attack until you finish your journey for some while. In other words, you are predisposed to having attacks while taking flights, but the attacks are not a sure response to the fear of flying. People with panic disorder may experience this type of attack.
As you may probably understand, some panic attacks are just phobias over a particular event or place, but others may be truly medical conditions which you should take seriously. It is reported that approximately 19 million people in the United States are panic attack sufferers and they experience a variety of symptoms during panic attacks. Many, however, do not take panic attacks seriously or believe they deserve treatment as a medical condition. It is true that many people who have experience of panic attacks never have further episodes or complications. However, you should keep in mind that chronic occurrence of panic attacks can be a sign of panic disorder, which deserve immediate medical help. Quite often, major disorders could prevent a sufferer from pursuing normal daily routines.
With different types of panic attacks and their different levels of complications, various ways of medical interventions are used. Those commonly used ways of treament include traditional medicine, behavorial therapy, and alternative medicines. In many other instances, however, people are able to live with their panic attacks or use self-help techniques to get out of the situations.
Anxiety, Panic Attacks caused by Hormonal Imbalance
Monday, November 30th, 2009
Dr. Hotze explains how low progesterone levels can cause estrogen dominance, leading to anxiety and panic attacks. This can safely be treated with bioidentical progesterone.
What’s the difference of Anxiety and Panic Attacks?
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
I think I’ve been having panic attacks for the last three weeks. I had a bad one at work and I took a week off. But yesterday was my first day back at work and it was hard. I kept thinking I would have another one and be embarrassed. But I didn’t and after work I felt sooo good about it. Then I worked today and I fought through it and I felt even better about it. It’s REALLY hard but I refuse to be controlled by this.
Also, if anyone knows of any good Discussion Groups or Website on the subject, could you post it?
a cure for anxiety and panic attacks
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
a cure for anxiety and panic attacks
This question is for people who overcame social anxiety,depression and panic attacks?
Sunday, November 1st, 2009
vetalklas asked:
This question is for people who overcame social anxiety,depression and panic attacks? How did you do it?What have worked for you? I tried exercise,mediation,breathing techniques and nothing works.Is medication the only answer for me? What have worked you?
This question is for people who overcame social anxiety,depression and panic attacks? How did you do it?What have worked for you? I tried exercise,mediation,breathing techniques and nothing works.Is medication the only answer for me? What have worked you?
Panic Attack Relief – How to Cure Panic Attacks Naturally
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
Shun Minh asked:
Having a panic attack is the body’s reaction to a psychological trigger that has been set off. Several people who have had a panic attack mistakenly go to the emergency room thinking that they are having a heart attack. Once there, they are informed that what they were suffering from was actually a panic attack. That is when you learn to know the difference and seek panic attack relief at the first signs of a panic attack.
The symptoms of a panic attack can actually be very similar to a heart attack as you can feel dizzy and hyperventilate which will cause the heart to start thumping, leading to severe chest pain. Loss of equilibrium and an itchy feeling of your hands can also occur with a panic attack. The two main factors of the attack are anxiety and panic. This reaction can even at times get in the way of your life and daily routine making it near impossible to do anything. Once you learn to know the difference between a heart attack and a panic attack you will know that you are not dying and then learn the steps to get your panic attack under control with techniques for panic attack relief.
There is a major factor that you need to take into consideration when you realize a panic attack is coming and that is to control the anxiety so that it does not lead to a full blow panic attack. The best form of panic attack relief is to simply take deep, slow breaths. What can get you into trouble is when you start those rapid, shallow breaths and then you start to hyperventilate. Hyperventilation needs to be gotten under control as that is what can cause many things such as the dizziness and lightheadedness. This happens because there is too much oxygen being taken to the brain at one time and it has trouble processing all of it.
There are many commercial pharmaceuticals that can be used for panic attack relief and are widely available making them a huge profit business. I would recommend using those only if you have a severe panic attack, reason being that there are many natural alternatives that you can use that can give you the same relief. One of the first things that you should take into consideration is that the panic attack will generally stem from some sort of psychological fear. There is more often than not a certain trigger that you hit in your mind that sets off these attacks. It might be that you have a horrid fear of spiders. Some people will see one and start hyperventilating on the spot. If that is what happens to you then you need start taking deep slow breaths and remind yourself that the spider is such a small thing that can easily be squashed under your boot. It’s that simple. You have to be in control of your fear to get the panic attack relief that you need.
To get the best panic attack relief you just need to remember to be in charge, you can make your body come under control. You just have to be willing to try.
Having a panic attack is the body’s reaction to a psychological trigger that has been set off. Several people who have had a panic attack mistakenly go to the emergency room thinking that they are having a heart attack. Once there, they are informed that what they were suffering from was actually a panic attack. That is when you learn to know the difference and seek panic attack relief at the first signs of a panic attack.
The symptoms of a panic attack can actually be very similar to a heart attack as you can feel dizzy and hyperventilate which will cause the heart to start thumping, leading to severe chest pain. Loss of equilibrium and an itchy feeling of your hands can also occur with a panic attack. The two main factors of the attack are anxiety and panic. This reaction can even at times get in the way of your life and daily routine making it near impossible to do anything. Once you learn to know the difference between a heart attack and a panic attack you will know that you are not dying and then learn the steps to get your panic attack under control with techniques for panic attack relief.
There is a major factor that you need to take into consideration when you realize a panic attack is coming and that is to control the anxiety so that it does not lead to a full blow panic attack. The best form of panic attack relief is to simply take deep, slow breaths. What can get you into trouble is when you start those rapid, shallow breaths and then you start to hyperventilate. Hyperventilation needs to be gotten under control as that is what can cause many things such as the dizziness and lightheadedness. This happens because there is too much oxygen being taken to the brain at one time and it has trouble processing all of it.
There are many commercial pharmaceuticals that can be used for panic attack relief and are widely available making them a huge profit business. I would recommend using those only if you have a severe panic attack, reason being that there are many natural alternatives that you can use that can give you the same relief. One of the first things that you should take into consideration is that the panic attack will generally stem from some sort of psychological fear. There is more often than not a certain trigger that you hit in your mind that sets off these attacks. It might be that you have a horrid fear of spiders. Some people will see one and start hyperventilating on the spot. If that is what happens to you then you need start taking deep slow breaths and remind yourself that the spider is such a small thing that can easily be squashed under your boot. It’s that simple. You have to be in control of your fear to get the panic attack relief that you need.
To get the best panic attack relief you just need to remember to be in charge, you can make your body come under control. You just have to be willing to try.
Does this sound like an anxiety attack?
Thursday, October 8th, 2009
I have had this in the past but it doesnt happen often… but for example today I walked to work a little quicker then usual, it was really cold, I have trouble catching my breath when I get to work, I sit down and I have a casual conversation with a coworker and i am vrey hot, sweating and feeling clammy, then out of no where my heart beats really funny, it beats super hard and skips beats, has double beats and is just plain screwed up. Usually these are followed by periods where I was rushing t get someone and a little anxious. The pounding goes away but the abnormal heart beat doesnt for almost 2 hours, it skips beats, or beats really slow and out of rythem ( imagine this bud dum..bud dum.. buddum budum budum…….bud..dum bud dum) and i was starting to feel like i was gonna faint and couldnt breath. I tried distracting myslef and calming down and finally when i thought I should tell someone at work it went away.
Now I do smoke, not alot, like 3-5 cigarettes a day, I dont drink, I am on painkillers as I just had a miscarriage ( I just started smoking again after the miscarriage and didnt smoke the entire time I was pregnant), I missed breakfast so I hadnt eaten up to that point, and I have been pretty stressed in the last four weeks due to the miscarriage and events afterwards, does this sound like an anxiety attack or panic attack or is it something worse
how long does it take for anxiety medication to kick in(for panic attacks) after first use?
Monday, September 28th, 2009
after i start taking anxiety medication for panic attacks, when will my symptons start to go away? first use? after a few days? or after several weeks?
How to Control a Panic Attack – Stopping the Fear of Having a Panic Attack
Monday, September 14th, 2009
Panic attack can be an extremely frightening experience. Suddenly, your hit by a barrage of symptoms, you may feel like having a heart attack, suffocating, or losing control. This experience can be so traumatizing and real that you will feel like dieing right at that moment.
Panic attack can strike anytime, anywhere and to anyone. It don’t even need a reason to hit you. Although excessive stress can trigger a panic attack, it is completely random for most of the time.
However, once you experienced the first panic attack, the body will be put on “alert” status and the chances of having another attack is increased. This becomes a problem if panic attack occur again and again.
An important contributor to the occurrence of further panic attacks is related to where the first one occurred. For most, it happens in a place where they cannot escape easily: for example, in a train, bus, taxi, elevator, building. For example, if the panic attack occurred during a bus ride, chance are, you would be quite nervous during your next bus ride as you think panic attack might hit you again. The more nervous you are, the more likely another panic attack will happen.
With your initial experience with panic attack, you will most probably try to escape before you feel the attack coming on. Once out of the bus, the panic feeling subside and your worst fear is confirmed. You associate bus ride to your panic attack. A few more experiences confirms this and you avoid taking a bus altogether.
What I have just explained is a typical example of the development of panic attack and it can be applied to any situation. You have a panic attack at a particular place or situation. You link it to that place or situation and avoid it.
The main culprit here is fear. The fear and anxiety of having a panic attack causes it to happen. Panic attack feeds on fear and anxiety. The more your fearful of it happening, the harder and faster it will hit you. In order to control a panic attack and stop it forever, you need to attack its roots – fear.
The most effective way to stop panic attack forever is to KNOW that you will not be harmed. A large part of the fear comes from the fact that the sufferer thinks he is about to die, which is totally untrue!
Here’s a few FACTS about panic attack:
-Panic attack CANNOT cause heart attack
-Panic attack CANNOT cause suffocation
-Panic attack CANNOT make you faint
-Panic attack CANNOT cause you to go mad/crazy
Doesn’t feel like it? But its true! There more than enough medical evidence to prove all these. The symptoms feel unnatural because its a panic response from the body, your not suppose to feel it unless your in danger – which your not! Panic attack is the result of this “panic alarm” going off for the wrong reason. Use this knowledge to your advantage, KNOW that you are safe and panic attack cannot harm you. Don’t fear panic attack…and certainly don’t fear having one!