The Symptoms of an Anxiety Attack (Panic Attack)
Source: Paul Douglass MIAH Acc. D.Hyp. Adv. - Anxiety therapist specialising in Pure Hypnoanalysis in London, England
A panic attack (anxiety attack) can be extremely distressing for the sufferer, and can also be quite frustrating when the person knows that there is no obvious reason for the panic attack to be happening.
The effects of the panic attack can vary from person to person, but the symptoms are often very similar to those that the person would feel in a truly threatening situation.
The symptoms of a panic attack (anxiety attack) can really be most of the feelings of fear that we might feel when presented with a real physical danger, but the most common symptoms of a panic attack (or anxiety attack) can include:
- Rapid heartbeat or heart palpitations
- Shaking / trembling
- Sweating
- Dizzyness
- Shortness of breath / feeling smothered
- Tightness in the Chest
- Feeling sick(nausea)
- Light headedness
- Unreal feelings, similar to dreaming (known as derealisation)
- Feeling that you are looking at yourself from outside yourself (known as depersonalization)
- Sudden need to use the toilet.
When someone has a panic attack (anxiety attack) for the first time, they can often mistakenly believe that they are going to die, the panic is so strong.
A panic attack (anxiety attack) is different from other, prolonged forms of anxiety in that it often appears completely ‘out of the blue’, is very intense, and will have a finite length.
For more information on panic attacks, see What is a Panic Attack, How Long Does a Panic Attack Last?, and How Common are Panic Attacks.
Panic attacks (anxiety attacks) can be understood (see What Causes Panic Attacks) and treated (see Hypnoanalysis as a treatment for panic attacks).
Source: Paul Douglass MIAH Acc. D.Hyp. Adv. - Anxiety therapist specialising in Pure Hypnoanalysis in London, England
Date Added: 24th of July 2007
Looking for help with Panic Attacks (Anxiety Attacks)?
It's important to remember, that if you suffer from panic attacks (anxiety attacks), then help is available.
Panic attacks respond really well to therapies such as 'Pure' Hypnoanalysis.
Information on websites such as Avon Hypnotherapy's Panic Attacks page go to show that panic attacks are well understood, and can indeed be helped.
'Pure' Hypnoanalysis has helped countless people over the years. The aim of 'Pure' Hypnoanalysis is not to 'control', or 'manage' the problem, the aim is to resolve it completely.
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