Panic Attacks and how to deal with them

Panic attacks are very common mental condition. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, panic disorder affects approximately 6 million American adults over the age of 18. They usually develop in early adulthood but it may as well develop in childhood or later adulthood.

Definition of a panic attack would be a very sudden and intense feelings of terror and fear accompanied by various symptoms. They can happen anytime and anywhere without any warning. Every panic attack sufferer experiences similar symptoms, less or more intense but reasons what triggers panic attacks are different for every person.

A general definition of a panic attack would be - completely unexpected feeling of fear and nervousness which usually comes with some of the following symptoms:

- Pounding heart and/or accelerated heart rate
- Sweating
- Trembling or shaking
- Sensations of shortness of breath
- Feeling of choking
- Chest pain or discomfort
- Nausea or abdominal distress
- Feeling dizzy, unsteady, lightheaded or faint
- Derealization (feelings of unreality) or depersonalization (being detached from oneself)
- Fear of losing control or going crazy
- Fear of dying
- Numbness or tingling sensations
- Chills or hot flushes

If you ever experience some of the panic attack symptoms it is very important that you get properly diagnosed since panic attack can mimic many of the physical conditions (ex. heart attack).

Read more about panic attack symptoms.

I won't write here about standard panic attack treatment that combines years of therapy and taking heavy medications. I simply don't believe in that since I've tried it and it didn't work. As far as I know it's not working for many people dealing with panic attacks and possible addiction to medications is so serious that I would recommend, if possible, to avoid this type of treatment.

I have had panic attacks for 12 years and I finally managed to cure them completely last year. You can read here my whole panic attacks experience.

In what I do believe strongly is program that helped me cure panic attacks. Being the biggest skeptic in all kinds of "treatments" online it was very hard for me to decide to get one for myself. I spent days in researching about this programs and meanwhile having another very severe panic attack I decided to give it a try. And now I can only say that I'm so happy I made that decision. Already a year I live my life panic free after 12 years of struggle with panic attacks.

Take a look at the program that cured my panic attacks

Applying methods they teach in the program was very easy and understandable. After only few days I was able to feel progress. That gave me more strength to finish what I started and finally cure panic attacks for good.

If you are thinking of starting this program it is very important to be really ready for that. Only with the right mind set you'll be able to progress, you have to work on it every day and be determined.