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What Exactly Is Happening to My Body during a Panic Attack
Panic attacks are very uncomfortable, but they are not dangerous. They are produced by a firing of your body’s “fight or flight” response system, also known as the sympathetic nervous system. This response is supposed to happen when you are confronted by a lion or a bear. In fact, if you were confronted by a lion or a bear, you wouldn’t even notice you were having a panic attack, because you’d be more concerned about escaping. But because your bo
March 9, 2007
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What is the difference between an anxiety attack and a panic attack?
The terms âanxiety attackâ and âpanic attackâ are used interchangeably in popular culture, but they have very specific and different meanings to psychiatrists, so Iâd like you to know what the difference is too. Itâs important to know whether you are having and anxiety attack or a panic attack because it will affect the type of treatment that you are likely to respond to (as Iâll discuss at the end of this article). nnAn anxiety attack is when something bad happ
February 27, 2007
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Is there a relationship between panic attacks and depression?
Well, the short answer is YES⦠Hereâs the details:nnIn the first place, chronic panic disorder can easily cause depression. This is most likely to occur in people who are exhausted from the chronic anxiety that can come with panic disorder, and also people who have developed agoraphobia (i.e. the avoidance of activities due to a fear of panic attacks) to such an extent that it is forcing them to retreat / hibernate from life (i.e. not going to work, not socializing with f
February 18, 2007
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