Panic Attacks Signs and Symptoms - Foundations of Panic Episode 1
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- čas přidán 5. 12. 2023
- RECOGNIZING THE SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS OF PANIC ATTACKS
What are the signs and symptoms of a panic attack? Maybe you’ve had what you think is a panic attack, or more than one panic attack, but you’re not really sure if that’s what it is. Let’s review the signs and symptoms of panic to help you better determine if you are experiencing panic attacks or not.
How can you determine if you are having panic attacks, or if what you are experiencing is something else?
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A panic attack is an extreme state of anxious agitation and fear that arises when there is no actual threat or danger present. During a panic attack, you can experience a combination of intense physical sensations in your body, a flood of scary and catastrophic thoughts, and extreme fear. Most people also experience a strong feeling of impending doom or disaster, all without an actual threat being present at the moment.
The physical signs of panic attacks are wide ranging and can chance day by day and over time. These may include racing heart, feeling like you can't breathe, nausea, an urgent need to get to a bathroom, feelings of unreality or being detached from oneself, feeling off balance or dizzy, tingling and numbness, hot/cold flashes, visual disturbances, and more!
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The mental and cognitive signs of panic attacks include feelings of extreme fear and impending doom or catastrophe and “What if?” thoughts that suggest that you are in real danger. You might also struggle to speak clearly or remember things like phone numbers, street names, or the names of people you’ve known for a long time. During a panic attack, it is common to feel afraid, confused, convinced that you are in real trouble, and unable to use the “thinking part” of your brain because the lower part of your brain - call it your lizard brain if you want - is in the driver’s seat and calling the shots.
Panic attacks feel dangerous, but they are not. In the absence of an actual medical condition or real threat, a panic attack will convince you that you are not safe, but you really are.
Are you having panic attacks? This is tricky. It comes down to the COMBINATION of sensations, thoughts, and feelings you are experiencing. If you find yourself in a state of extreme fear with the feeling that you need to save yourself or get away urgently, and this happens out of the blue, there's a reasonable chance you are experiencing panic attacks. Remember, though, that only a qualified professional can provide you with an official assessment or diagnosis.
Even if you are experiencing panic attacks, this does not mean you are doomed to suffer forever. Panic attacks are among the most common and easily addressed mental health issues, so take heart in this. We'll go deeper into the subject of panic and panic attacks in upcoming videos so subscribe to the channel and stay tuned.
DISCLAIMER: The Internet is not therapy or medical help. Only a qualified medical professional can diagnose medical issues. Only a qualified mental health professional can formally diagnose a panic attack or a chronic condition like panic disorder or agoraphobia. This talk is designed to help you understand what a panic attack can look and feel like. It cannot be taken as a diagnosis or as individual medical or mental health advice. Always consult a qualified professional that knows your specific situation.
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The very first thing you're told after having your first panic attack is that they're not dangerous. That's the critical point to get help. If you don't get help early it can spiral into years of anxiety, panic, agoraphobia and OCD.
Get help early!
This is a great observation and comment! The trickiest part here is that the common sense reaction to panic attacks is part of what turns them into panic disorder or agoraphobia.
It’s been almost a year since my first panic attack. Thank you for producing these videos! They’ve helped me a lot.
This is great! But the videos didn't do that for you . You did that for you. Great job! I'm so happy to hear that you've been making progress.
Ive had like 3 panic attacks before i had kids, and it didn’t worry me. It was usually just hyperventilating that would last a few minutes. They came they left I moved on. But after I had kids I had a horrifying anxiety attack and my life changed. I suffered from anxiety for years until I had a very scary panic attack, I woke up in the middle of the night, I started feeling weird, went back to bed but then I started feeling weird again, I sat up and my heart started racing, I started hyperventilating and I started to feeling tingling started in my head, then it traveled to the rest of my body, then my hands started going numb, u freaked out. I called 911 thinking I was having a stroke. I hyperventilated and had all these symptoms for about 4 hours until they gave me something to calm down and then did an ekg, and told me it was a panic attack. I’ve been suffering with them ever since. Not as bad as that night but I get nocturnal panic attacks, I just let them be and go back to sleep but it took me a while to accept what they are.
Thanks❤
I am having multiple panic attacks since I woke up.
I know you don’t like timelines. But if you had to recover from agoraphobia/anxiety in 90 days and were willing to do whatever it took. What are say 5 things you would do to ensure your full recovery. Sounds clickbaity but I’d love a video on this. #1 would probably be exposures. But I’m curious what else you suggest people to do everyday if they are willing to commit to recovery 100%. It would be amazing to be a normal human again when winter is over.
You'll never see me create content like this where there is any kind of timeline implied or an implication that "this is the way to recover fast". That would be great for views and channel metrics would not really helpful or even fair to present to people desperate to "recover fast". The "top five" recovery techniques or strategies (hate both of those words) that would be most useful will vary widely from person to person and will even vary for any one person from day to day.
I'm always going to the emergency room
How do you handle anxiety and stress after being diagnosed with an illness that has no cure?
Was diagnosed with MS and my anxiety went from manageable to off the charts. I’m not sure how to apply your work to this situation. Thanks.
I'm really sorry that you have to deal with this. That's tough news to get for sure, and absolutely presents a real challenge. In this situation I think its important to remember that not all anxiety is misplaced or disordered. The content I produce is not really designed to somehow stop anxiety that would be expected in a given situation like this. Be careful about two things here. First is somehow expecting that there should be tools or techniques that take away your anxiety even in the face of a major medical issue. That's not realistic and isn't fair to demand that of yourself. The second trap is accidentally (but understandably) gluing fear on top of fear. You're anxious about your medical situation, which is understandable. Being anxious because you're anxious about your medical situation is the part that you'd want to be aware of. That's where my content starts to apply. I hope this helps in some way.
thanks a ton. always appreciate the fact that you take the time to answer back. do you ever do one on one sessions? @@TheAnxiousTruth
Congrats on becoming a therapist!!
Thank you! Not a therapist just yet ... but getting closer and closer! :-)