Panic Attacks

A Panic Attack is sudden surge of overwhelming anxiety and fear. Your heart rate increases and it becomes hard, if not impossible, to breath. For some people, it may even feel as though they are dying or going crazy. Panic attacks begin abruptly and can last for hours in some cases. Panic attacks aren’t necessarily dangerous and they shouldn’t cause much harm to the person.
The causes and triggers of panic attacks aren’t completely clear but they generally run in families. If it runs within the family, it’s a problem but it’s not your fault and this is something that you were born with. Some causes of panic attacks include a transition in life, whether it be graduating from postsecondary, entering the workplace and becoming pregnant. These 3 different scenarios can cause anxiety and fear and it will cause discomfort within the person. Also, if you are dealing with severe
Panic attacks can have many different effects on the individual having them. They can make the person so afraid of having another panic attack that they won’t leave their home because nowhere else feels safe. This constant fear and anxiety can lead to worsening or new symptoms of depression, addiction or eating disorders. The struggle to contain this fear can lead to drug use and alcoholism. This fear may also cause the individual's quality of life to diminish, taking a strong mental toll on them.
Panic attacks are easily treatable if this is what the person needs and they generally are quite effective. The 3 main types of treatment are therapy, medication and self-help treatment. The first treatment is therapy and there are 2 ways of therapy to overcome a panic attack. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is the most effective therapy and it focuses on the thinking and behaviours that are triggering the panic attack. An example would be if