In the realm of survival of the fittest, response to danger is naturally an instinct of humans in the presence of risks or threats. Fighting to stay safe or escaping to safety are responses that the body and mind will react either way as determined by the mind to be a better alternative for survival. This fight or flight response comes about due to flows of adrenaline that allows the body muscles to react quickly to the danger situation. While these feelings are normally temporarily in nature, the excess adrenaline can remain in the body leading to panic attacks. What is panic attacks? Panic attacks are marked by persistent and chronic condition of fear and dread. Feeling of fear is itself a natural emotion, however, panic attacks cause fear that is exaggerated and overwhelming that can be provoked in absence of any dangers or threats at all. The attacks cannot be explained in terms of its cause that is, production of adrenaline and changes in hormones that accelerate the body functioning to deal with danger as there are no rational reasons for the occurrence of panic attacks at all. The impact of the attack is severe and hardly anything can stop it from happening. The physical symptoms of panic attacks include abdominal distress, shortness of breath, trembling and shaking, nausea and diarrhea, muscle tension and usually accompanied by pounding heart, sweatiness and faintness. During these attacks, the people may feel chilled or weak and they may experience tightness in chest and smothering sensations. They may also suffer derealisation and depersonalization the feelings of unreality and detachment from oneself, fear of losing control or going insane, paresthesias (numbness sensations) and fear of dying. In presence of perceived threats and dangers, simple bodily sensations will be stimulated as described in the symptoms and signs in the preceding paragraph. But when you have a panic attack, there can be absolutely no warning signs at all. The body alarm system will trigger by itself without any real or perceived danger like a false alarm signaling dangers that do not even exist or is less serious than the reaction warrants. Therefore, it is not unreal that there are instances that a victim can suffer sudden panic attack even when he or she is sleeping. Once panic attacks have happened, they cannot be easily stopped or cannot be stopped at all. The rates and frequency of occurrence of panic attacks cannot be predicted because there can be absolutely no warning signs to suggest that they can occur. This means that there are possibilities that they can occur at any place and at any point in time. The strong mental and emotional reactions to the attacks are a result of the out-of-proportionally excessive hormones and adrenalines that pump into the bodies to tackle dangerous situations. As such, appropriate means of treatments must be sought in order to control these emotions of fear and dread during panic attacks. The sudden surge of overwhelming fear that is experienced by the person hit with panic attack can be so extreme and devastating that even few minutes into the attack feels like forever to him or her. Terror, to the normal people living normal lives, is part and parcel of our lives and the evolution. To victims of panic attacks, they are constantly and relentlessly facing the fear and terror everyday of their lives. There are a great variety of treatment techniques and therapies available in the marketplace for curing the panic attack and disorder. Do not give up on yourself and start visiting professionals to seek treatment and get rid of the panic attack forever for your lifetime.
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