Recognising the Signs of a Panic Attack
How does a Panic Attack feel?
During a panic attack, the person suffers an extremely high level of fear, stress and anxiety and can feel out of control. This experience usually lasts from a few seconds to a few minutes. In some cases, it may even resemble a heart attack which is why many people either call an ambulance or go to their local hospital to get checked out.
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Symptoms of a Panic Attack
Some of the following symptoms will usually be experienced during a panic attack, particularly those highlighted:
- Palpitations (rapid, uneven or pounding heartbeat).
- Difficulty breathing including Asthma, Shallow Breathing and Hyperventilation.
- Muscle tension and pain (particularly in the throat, chest, stomach, shoulders, neck and jaw).
- Hot and cold flushes.
- Sweating.
- Tingling sensations.
- ‘Pins and needles’ in the hands and/or feet.
- Shaking.
- Weakness of the limbs.
- Feeling lightheaded or dizzy as if going to pass out.
- Feeling of being outside of one’s body or detached from reality.
- Dry mouth.
- Feeling of choking.
- Feelings of Nausea.
- Stomach ache and ‘butterflies’ in the stomach.
- Increased need to urinate.
- Constipation.
- Diarrhoea.
- Constant restlessness and fidgeting.
- Inability to relax, focus and concentrate on completing any simple task.
- Over-alertness including increased sensitivity to noise.
- Feeling under pressure.
- Feeling constantly frightened.
- Impulses to run and hide.
- Fear of being out of control or crazy.
- Fears of social embarrassment or failure.
- Fears of imminent fainting, collapse, heart attack or death.
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Explaining a Panic Attack to the Non-Sufferer
Imagine that you are sitting on a train on the way home from work, when you notice a masked man get into your carriage waving a gun. Quite naturally you feel scared and panic, and your body’s natural instinctive ‘fight or flight’ survival response activates itself to protect you. Your heart begins to race, you start sweating and shaking and try to work out how you are going to escape this dangerous situation.
Now imagine that you are sitting on that same train experiencing those exact same feelings but there is no masked man with a gun, only other people talking, reading and minding their own business. Your mind is trying to make sense of what you are feeling and at the same time you are thinking, “I’m going mad… I’m having a heart attack… I’m going to make a fool of myself… I’m losing control… I’m going to die”. That’s how a panic attack feels.
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