- How did the InSync Freedom from Anxiety Program develop?
- Learn more about anxiety
- What type of anxiety do you or your loved one suffer from?
- Experience the benefits of living without anxiety
- Is it a normal fear or do I have anxiety?
- What is a panic attack and how do I prevent one?
- How do I support others deal with anxiety
- Some quick tips now
Panic Attacks
A panic attack is an intense feeling of anxiety or dread that a person seems unable to control. During a panic attack a person may experience:
- Breathing difficulties, such as shortness of breath
- Dizziness and/or nausea
- Tingles, chills or weird sensations
- Sweating
- Trembling
- Chest pain, rapid heart beat and/or a tight feeling in the chest
- Intensely fearful thoughts.
As panic develops, people resist the contractions and unsettled sensations in the body and the scary thoughts. This resistance intensifies the panic further and leads people to have thoughts such as "I must be going crazy", “I’m having heart attack”, “I’m going to die” or "something really bad is going to happen".
For many people, panic attacks happen only occasionally when they are stressed. For others however, an initial attack can lead to fears of another attack at a later stage. What keeps us caught in the anxiety and panic cycle is fear of the fear. If a person has a panic attack at least four times a month, they may be diagnosed as having a panic disorder. To understand more about panic attacks and how to prevent them, view our Freedom from Anxiety Program™.