| If you experience any of the following signs and | | | | home study therapy counseling. A qualified private |
| symptoms (or combinations thereof), then you | | | | counselor can be quite expensive and finding the |
| may be experiencing a panic attack. | | | | "right one for you" is sometimes challenging. There |
| - a raging heartbeat | | | | are however a number of qualified and very |
| - difficulty breathing, feeling like you cannot | | | | affordable home study therapy courses that have |
| receive enough air | | | | successfully and genuinely helped thousands of |
| - terror that is virtually paralyzing | | | | people to cure them of their severe anxiety |
| - trembling, shaking, & sweating | | | | attacks and symptoms. These courses often are |
| - heart palpitations, feelings of dread | | | | in a video and/or audio format combined with use |
| - dizziness, light-headed, or nausea | | | | of written materials. They contain specific mental |
| - nervous, shaking, stress | | | | exercises, education and proven self-talk |
| - slight choking, chest pain, distress | | | | techniques, and emotional support ...helping the |
| - hot flashes, and/or sudden chills | | | | sufferer to realize that they are not alone nor at |
| - fear, fright, afraid, anxiousness | | | | fault. Always remember that panic attacks are |
| - tingling in fingers or toes like "pins & | | | | much more common than many people realize |
| needles" | | | | and they are extremely real to the person who is |
| - fearful thoughts that you are "going to go crazy | | | | suffering. |
| or may be about to die" | | | | Panic Attack or Heart Attack? |
| Other info regarding signs & symptoms of | | | | Am I Physically in Danger during a Panic Attack? |
| panic attacks - Panic attacks typically reach | | | | Panic attacks are most often never dangerous or |
| maximum intensity within one to three minutes | | | | permanently dangerous unless for example you |
| once they begin. They then diminish gradually over | | | | already have a serious heart condition to begin |
| the next thirty minutes, sometimes taking up to a | | | | with. The extreme stress from the panic could |
| few hours to fully dissipate. It is rather common | | | | potentially trigger a heart attack in this case. |
| for a person to go to an emergency room the | | | | Usually continuous stress is more likely the cause |
| first time they have a panic attack because they | | | | of things like heart attacks or strokes. Unless you |
| are "shocked" at what is happening. The fear of | | | | have a serious physical medical condition,do not |
| the unknown of what is happening makes that | | | | live in a state of worry. Continuous worrying while |
| first panic attack even more scary. Subsequent | | | | or moments before you are having the panic |
| attacks may occur several times a month or | | | | attack tends to just feed it more, thus making it |
| rarely and can be as severe as the initial attack. | | | | even worse. Our bodies were designed and |
| However, when a person at least becomes | | | | equipped to tolerate occasional bouts of extreme |
| educated about panic attacks, the next time | | | | stress. However, everyone should have yearly |
| there is a sign and/or symptom of one, they can | | | | physicals as a wise precaution. |
| do some encouraging self talk to make going | | | | I can recommend some quality home study |
| through it more tolerable. | | | | therapy courses that are proven and really quite |
| If a person really wants to relieve themselves of | | | | affordable. They also go into greater depth about |
| having future panic attacks, they should either | | | | signs and symptoms of panic attacks. |
| seek therapy through a qualified counselor or do | | | | |