What are Panic Attacks - Why You Get them?
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Panic attacks are a sudden onset of intense anxiety. Sometimes when you get anxious, you can feel uptight or on edge. Or you may worry about things. Panic is different. You have a surge of intense fear or physical symptoms that come on suddenly and reach peak intensity within minutes.
With a panic attack you experience four of the following symptoms. This is as defined by the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 5th edition.
1. Palpitations or a pounding or racing heart.
2. Sweating.
3. Trembling or shaking.
4. Sensations of shortness of breath or smothering.
5. Feelings of choking.
6. Chest pain or discomfort.
7. Nausea or abdominal distress.
8. Feeling dizzy, unsteady, light-headed, or faint.
9. Chills or heat sensations.
10. Numbness or tingling sensations that we call parathesias
11. Derealization (feelings of unreality) or depersonalization
12. Fear of losing control or “going crazy.”
13. Fear of dying.
You can have other ways that you show anxiety like crying or screaming, but you would still need to have 4 of the other symptoms as well.
Panic DISORDER occurs when you have regular panic attacks and this is your main problem. You can get to where you don’t want to leave the house or be around people because you fear having a panic attack and not being able to escape. But anyone can have panic attacks or attacks of anxiety without it being the full panic disorder.
Panic attacks can be expected or unexpected. Expected is when there is an obvious trigger like needing to speak in public or waiting for a scary procedure or experience to happen. Unexpected attacks happen when you’re calm and can’t attach the anxiety to anything specific. You can even wake up from sleep in a panic attack.
Panic attacks tend to last for a brief period like several minutes, but you can remain anxious and unsettled for much longer than that.
People who are more sensitive to anxiety and the way it feels, can be more vulnerable to having panic attacks. We call this body vigilance when you are hypersensitive to every body sensation and you worry that your physical symptoms are the sign of a serious physical problem. For example, if you feel your heart beat, you don’t just think about it, you obsess that you’re on the verge of a heart attack. Or if you feel heat on your face, you’re convince you’re getting ready to have seizure.
One of the approaches to addressing panic attacks is to look at how you think about them and what you do because of them. People with anxiety and panic tend to have three kinds of distorted thoughts: catastrophizing, fortune telling and jumping to conclusions.
Catastrophizing is when you blow a situation out of proportion and focus on the worst outcome to the exclusion of lesser outcomes.
Fortune telling is predicting what will happen in the future. And Jumping to conclusions is making assumptions about the final outcome without taking everything into consideration.
Typical behaviors seen with panic attacks:
Escaping the situation.
Avoidance
Safety behaviors
Safety behaviors can make you feel better temporarily, but they keep the panic response going because when you do the safety behavior, you don’t get a chance to test how realistic your assumption is. And you don’t learn to manage the situation because you avoid dealing with it.
These are some of the factors behind the scenes of panic. In another video I’ll put this all together and talk about non-medication ways to address your panic.
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Does Freezing head & feeling like your body is going to fall, losing control, if you sleep your body will Paralyze are the symptoms of panic attack?
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Please help i been hyperactive feeling rushing though my heart time to time ,its that a anxiety attack?
Is it possible to have panic attack while experiencing illness anxiety disorder?
Reading comments makes me feel happy that I am not alone but sad how it makes us all feel.
Godessmissy12 yep it happens to heaps of people.
Here's a big hug 🤗
I need help please
Same here we r not alone
Sad and not alone is better
Assuming a heart attack every time is literally me. Always Thinking "uh this time this is it"! exhausting af
Fati Nac this is so me
Me too. I’m feeling this every now and then
Me rn
Me ten minutes ago
Me every night 😞
Panic attacks feel like riding a rollercoaster without a seatbelt
Good analogy!
Perfect!
Omg how funny I described it as a rollercoaster too and wanting to get off!
Well said
That’s how I explained it to my doctor omg
Here's a big hug for all of us going through this 🤗
P.S. I survived Covid 19 ❤️
I tested positive for covid as well but Im getting through it, nightly anxiety attacks and thinking Im about to die, but your comment brought me peace ❤️
I’m still going through the symptoms of Covid was diagnosed the ending of July and have chest inflammation and done had two panic attacks.
Its been almost 3months for me I'm still positive
Ka Padyak. Take some action. God helps those who help themselves. Meditation heals anxiety as it reprogrames the mind. Watch alternate nostril breathing meditation videos on Google and do it for 5 to 10 minutes if possible twice a day. You can sit on a chair or on the ground and do it. Inhale-exhale slowly and feel the relaxation flowing through your mind and body. Negative thoughts will reduce. Shyaaam Sir, Mentor. Make meditation a daily habit to enjoy life.
@@kellyriveramusic Take some action. God helps those who help themselves. Meditation heals anxiety as it reprogrames the mind. Watch alternate nostril breathing meditation videos on Google and do it for 5 to 10 minutes if possible twice a day. You can sit on a chair or on the ground and do it. Inhale-exhale slowly and feel the relaxation flowing through your mind and body. Negative thoughts will reduce. Shyaaam Sir, Mentor. Make meditation a daily habit to enjoy life.
This video makes me want to cry
I just want to feel normal again and to be able to do the things I once did such as drive on the interstate without having a FULL BLOWN panic attack 😥
I feel the same way. Every since I was diagnosed with heart problems my anxiety has been through the roof. I hope it gets better for you.
Me too😖
Me too...
@@jiggagirl0073 i had similiar problem , my dad died at 48 years old from an hearth atack, so can be herditary, first time happen to me i was in the train , like in a second i fell like something its smashing my hearth, i coouldnt bread, i fell so dizzy im going to faint or die, i was pretty sure i was done, since then i had a few i just try to breath fast and short sips of air, it really help me
I feel you girl:/ we need to support each other. The only thing that ever helped me was having conversations with people who understand. When I feel a panic attack coming, I'd pick up my phone and call a trusted friend or anyone who can talk my mind out of the feeling. Cognitive therapy also helps, where you train yourself to smile no matter what you're feeling.
Derealization is one of the worst things I've ever experienced. I was convinced the curtains were about to fall.
Yeah its nightmarish to say the least. I hope you are doing well, friend.
I had the same experience when i had panic attacks. ( untreated, undiagnosed at the end of the nineties in central europe, thank god, lexapro made them go away after ten years of having great difficulty to leave the house)
@@krisztinakessel6869 wow really. Do I have to get a prescription for that
Titose yes, you do. Im in europe, but im pretty sure its the same everywhere:)
How did you get out?
I'll never forget my first panic attack. I was 24. It was late at night in January. I felt... weird. Not sick or in pain, but something wasn't right. I tried to sleep, but after a few minutes, I felt like I couldn't breathe. My skin was clammy. I felt this weird feeling of detachment. I can only describe it as feeling like my soul was leaving my body. Straight up, I thought I was dying. My phone was dead, so I rushed out of my apartment to drive to my mom's house up the road. Problem was, it had freshly snowed A LOT, so my car and the street were covered. I started scraping the the snow off my door WITH MY BARE HANDS to climb in. I was so afraid and desperate, that I didn't even notice how cold it was. Only after I sat down in my car did I realize that the snow on the street, not to mention the rest of my windows, were still a hindrance, but by that time, my symptoms calmed down and I realized I wasn't dying after all. I went inside, looked up my symptoms, and there it was. That was 10 years ago. I've had PLENTY of happy years between that, so even though my anxiety has kicked up a notch again, I know I can overcome it just like I did before. WE ALL CAN IN JESUS' NAME.
my first panic attack also happend in my 24.
Amen
Panic attacks are THE WORST. I have had several instances of being woken up from sleep by panic attacks.
Quite scary. 💕
Kriste Andrea Tujague me too
Just happened to me at 3 am today. I ran outside
I’m with you , Had one last night at 5am , scariest panic attack I had in my entire life can’t even explain how bad it was , i have anxiety 24/7 but don’t usually have panic attacks , only thing I did different was I had a major argument that day with a headache so I’m guessing it was from stress ?
Want to talk about it? It happens to me. If you have Instagram just text me, and we cna start a voice call it helps me, and my friend calm down. I just crack jokes she cracks jokes too, and it helps us both calm down.
@@QFilmz I'm always stressed, and depending on how bad my day was my panic is less, or worse so it might be stress for you too.
Derealization is terrifying. My vision completely changes and everything appears to be two-dimensional and flat along with a sense of time and memory loss. There is always a long build up of steadily increasing anxiety before a sudden massive attack hits.
Same!
I thought this was only me!!!
Happening to me again..
@@vampirexion Are you ok?
Wow this scks
freedom from fear would be a blessing
AMEN
Omg same here
@@leximohamed9532 It's awful!!
A blessing from the lord
Enlightenment is your answer
I suffer from severe panic disorder. I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy. It has taken over my entire life. Everyday and night I feel drained from overthinking and making myself scared for no reason. It’s a terrible, miserable way to live ☹️
Ed Jimenez im trying to heal mine with diet
Leah Smith thank you for that. Any tips or advice on how or what it is you’re doing that?
Ed Jimenez I’m hoping that herbal teas, adding more green stuff, and eating much less artificial sugar
Leah Smith thank you so much and great ideas! I’m willing to try almost anything to get this under control
I also go for jogs and feel a lot of relief for a few hours. It’s supposed to help over time as well the more you do it.
Getting a sudden rush of symptoms like shortness of breath, sweating, shaking, racing heart, while being alone in my house is the worst. All it takes is just one random trigger for me to collape and completely break down, and then when the actual attack stops I remain hurt & afraid for days
Me too. It is exhausting. The pandemic worsened my anxiety.
exactly what i experience
Good bless all of the wonderful people in this forum. You truly are unique and not alone. Much grace and love to you all.
i'm always afraid to go to bed!
Me too
dominick virgilio me too
For real me too afraid I’ll die in my sleep
Me too. It's 1am here and I am not going to sleep until I really have to
@@vampirexion Are you ok?
It’s so nice to see someone take derealisation seriously. I feel like if more people read/learned about it then it would be easier for us sufferers to talk about it without feeling embarrassed
I know right I feel so stupid and crazy when I talk about about it
When I was admitted to hospital with diabetes complications (thanks Zyprexa), I suffered with a number of panic attacks. I was told by medical staff to "Try and calm down." 😑... Literally, the last thing I wanted to hear.
Omg! I would flip my sh#t if a Dr. said calm down to me. You poor thing. I hope you are feeling better now.
@@kathrinjohnson2582 I very nearly did! 😂 Thank you, it was a few years ago now, and am feeling much better. 🙂 All the very best.
I hate that..I would if I could..!!! Worst thing to say to someone in the throes of the terror ( adrenaline floods the body)..this video is basic..
IKR!?? The feeling is real!!!!
@@sallyewing3185 There is a solution to every problem if there is a desire and determination. . For a relaxed life without anxiety sit on a chair, back and spine erect, hands on your lap with palms upwards, close your eyes and do nothing. Be still without moving and observe your breathing and body sensations for around 10-15 minutes. What is important is to be as still as possible. Plenty of thoughts will come but slowly negative thoughts will reduce or vanish slowly. The mind is reprogrammed. After 10 days of meditation slowly reduce medication. Do twice daily or as per your convenience. This could be life-transforming if you desire change. Best wishes. Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.
What is very unfortunate, is that I overcame panic attacks in the past. I lived for many years without them, but out of the blue, just about a year ago, they came back, in a very SEVERE manner. We can all get through this. Sending love!
I wish I’d seen this a long time ago. I’ve suffered from every anxiety and panic imaginable for nearly 20 years! It’s destroying my life, but watching this gives me hope. It’s like I was the person being described! Thank you so much for these videos 🙏🏼
When I get these things I always think I have some undiagnosed condition and I’m about to have a heart attack or stroke
Yess i feel the same way.
Tracey Crawley do you feel like that fear like as if your at the top of a Rolland coaster and you realise that your not strapped in and experience like such an intense fear
How to control it mm... anybody ?
Right
OMG YESS SAME I ALWAYS THINK IM GOING TO DIE
I just witnessed a panic attack by my classmate. It was really heartbreaking to watch. I am educating myself now so I can identify it in my future students (studying to be a teacher) and help them. This is an important lesson for everyone to watch. I hope anyone who gets a panic attacks feels better and can get through it.
This is HIGHLY commendable. My years at school were a NIGHTMARE because at that time these things weren't at all understood. They didn't understand what was wrong with me and thought I was just really anxious. To feel so alone among the staff you thought would be there for you and understand you is traumatizing. They don't understand that panic attacks is so much more than just really anxious. They're TERRIFYING! Thank you so much for learning about it for your students.
Who else is here right after having a panic attack?
No, but had one yesterday.
I have panic disorder and its so hard to cope to with it we can do this godbless all of us
Woke up 3 times thinking I was going to die. The last episode was so bad I haven't go back to sleep.
Jason, Take some action to be happy. God helps those who help themselves. Meditation heals anxiety as it reprogrames the mind. Watch alternate nostril breathing meditation videos on Google and do it for 5 to 10 minutes if possible twice a day. You can sit on a chair or on the ground and do it. Inhale-exhale slowly and feel the relaxation flowing through your mind and body. Negative thoughts will reduce. Shyaaam Sir, Mentor. Make meditation a daily habit to enjoy life.
@@jctolentino9436 Take some action to heal yourself. God helps only those who help themselves. Meditation heals anxiety as it reprogrames the mind. Watch alternate nostril breathing meditation videos on Google and do it for 5 to 10 minutes if possible twice a day. You can sit on a chair or on the ground and do it. Inhale-exhale slowly and feel the relaxation flowing through your mind and body. Negative thoughts will reduce. Shyaaam Sir, Mentor. Make meditation a daily habit to enjoy life.
Be determined.
Feeling like..I'm going insane..it's very hard😥..
Loosing control.. pretending that I'm ok.which is I'm not..don't know how to scape that feeling..
But I'm always thank God..that I'm still going fine...Godbless to all..be strong and pray🙏..have a nice day..
Thats what I do and it gets me through it.
Watching this is making me feel like I'm getting a panic attack
Same😔
Aliens are real Ditto!!
@Margaret Bradley There is a solution to every problem if there is a desire and determination. . For a relaxed life without anxiety sit on a chair, back and spine erect, hands on your lap with palms upwards, close your eyes and do nothing. Be still without moving and observe your breathing and body sensations for around 10-15 minutes. What is important is to be as still as possible. Plenty of thoughts will come but slowly negative thoughts will reduce or vanish slowly. The mind is reprogrammed. After 10 days of meditation slowly reduce medication. Do twice daily or as per your convenience. This could be life-transforming if you desire change. Best wishes. Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.
Same bro
Me too!
This video basically sums up why every doctor both physical and mental health don't take people with anxiety or panic issues seriously. It's really sad honestly...and have a LOT of frustrating times not taken seriously or brushed off when I was correct or needed help. I can see why in these basic guidelines 'professionals' have these preconceived notions about people with these disorders. I have been through hell trying to get taken seriously or heard. When someone finally listens it's a god sent and you can finally move forward after YEARS of being ignored.
I once had server abdominal pain that landed me in the hospital. Being in the hospital like that spiked my anxiety tremendously. They couldn't figure out the problem, basically told me to go therapy as if I was making up the pain in my head, and just diagnosed it a muscle strain. I went to a regular clinic a week later, and the doctor was PISSED I was brushed off - my intestines stopped due to my severe IBS.
I hate this anxiety disorder. :(
I hope that you are doing well. You are so right about doctors brushing this horrible disorder off. I have major depressive disorder with psychotic features and every once in awhile I will go in to a orrible panic attack. Not fun. Doctors need to realize that these attacks are very real medical issues. It's not like we are making it up. Those docs like that need to learn empathy.
Hi lolatJess. Anxiety is pretty life altering. I'm sorry you've had such a bad experience with you treatment providers.
I'm very lucky my psychiatrist AND psychologist can empathize with that and don't invalidate me the way my family and some friends do/used to.
Hopefully you can find practitioners who take it seriously. It really sucks going through that.
i totally under stand this and i am sorry you are going through this and i hope you feel better :)
@@Cyntaria my family and feels invalidate me too and some friends use too as well and stil do i understand this :)
I was about 12 once when I was lying down to go to sleep and for some reason my heart was beating so rapidly I started panicking and my mom took me to the hospital and they really couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me. As I got older I realized this was a panic attack. How could they not have known? Love this video!
It never ceases to amaze me what Dr.s can screw up or not notice it the first place.
That’s really a shame that they didn’t consider anxiety and educate u on that
@@DrTraceyMarks why can't they all be like you 🤗🤗🤗. You need to clone your self lol
Sams thing happen to me at 16.. it took years before I on my own figured out what it was.
@@DrTraceyMarks u r God for me ma'am. I have same prblm since 1 yr bt after watching this I feel better.
Also on a side note, getting out of my comfort zone has also helped. Your brain will eventually realize that your initial fears were blown out of proportion and it can really really help. Eventually, your brain will re wire itself to not trigger panic attacks in scenarios you know are peaceful
Every single time I have to hold a meeting which is several times a week I get highly anxious, sometimes go into panic attacks. It makes me want to quit my job. After I face the meeting, it never is as bad as I thought it would be and I am almost proud that I pushed through it. Until the next time. As a long time sufferer of anxiety and panic I promise that doing the thing or confronting what is making you anxious is usually better than running from it (that just makes the anxiety snowball) . I appreciate your videos Dr. Marks.
Thanks for that input Solitaire. Embracing the trigger is actually a treatment strategy. I'll probably talk about that in the next video I do on this topic.
I have to conduct certifiaction classes for work. I feel the same way you do but after is over i feel proud i pushed thru☺️
My Dad just passed away in June after suffering a serious fall in May. I was there when the accident occured and since then I've had two panic attacks and severe anxiety. The last panic attack was just an hour ago. This doctor is so reassuring and makes me feel like I'm not crazy or malingering.
I'm sorry for your loss Emma. My grandpa was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and told he has 6 months or less to live. I believe that took a toll on me and triggered sever anxiety inside me. I got an EKG done and they said everything looks fine but at times it's so hard for me to just ignore the symptoms. I hope you're doing well on your road to recovery as I've been dealing with this for about 2 to 3 months.
I was driving home from work, totally fine and feeling normal. All of a sudden, I felt a smothering feeling in my chest, extremely fast heartbeat ( went from 120-147 within minutes), then I got blurry vision and a sense of impending doom like I need to stop this feeling but I can't. I call my dad because he knows I have anxiety, I panic, saying in a very frightened voice "something is wrong I don't feel good something is definitely wrong!!!" He's telling me over the phone this is just an anxiety attack or from too much caffeine. I said no, this is NOT from caffeine or anxiety. I was convinced that it was a heart attack, or I was being poisoned or something (irrational fears), I was 5 mins from the hospital so I speed over and walk in, at this point I'm shivering and shaking and I can barely write my information down. I tell the triage nurse something is seriously wrong with me and i need my vitals checked now. My heart rate was 225!!!! I've never had my heart rate that high even while running. They immediately called the physician, i get wheeled in for an EKG, the nurse who did it was so kind and held my hand because i was sooo scared. The tests were all normal, and after Ativan I felt great.
The last panic attack l had l thought l was dying.Scary.
Yes it is very scary for people.
Me too, my family had to call an ambulance and I went to the ER and was told I was having a panic attack
Me everyday since Covid and still experiencing and fear of dying.
I abosolutely have an panic attack right now but i said to my self our god is here and he is going to be my savour from this🤗
Btw im ok right now thanks you god and also for her appreciate it😀🤗
I fear sleeping. I fear my dreams. I fear not having control. What can I do? Im so tired. I think I will never let myself sleep again. I can’t avoid sleep... I try
J.P Doyle interesting 🤔...I’m not sure but I do know you’re not alone. It’s normal to not be normal sometimes. My 5 year old has this issue. She has to sleep with me. My son as well. He sleeps with me and he’s 15.
My fear is more specifically about sleep paralysis. This is a phenomenon that happens when you wake up too soon during your sleep cycle. Anyone that has experienced this knows the fear associated with. The terror. Those who have never experienced this will have no idea of it’s significance and the reason for the level of fear.
I’ve never related more to a comment in my life🥺
I fear dying in my sleep. It’s become so bad that I won’t sleep for days. It’s ruined my life but I don’t know how to overcome this fear. Even the thought of it being night time and everyone in my house is getting ready for bed makes me panic. I hate this. I used to love to sleep. I was recently diagnosed with sinus tachycardia, and it’s made me so scared. So now I over obsess about my health and dying. I just want to feel normal. I want to feel how I used to feel.
I've had this happen 3 times in my life. At 17, 20, and now at 24 again.
I’ve never felt more normal after watching this video! This describes me exactly. Out of nowhere, this year, I started getting panic attacks. I’ve never had anxiety (generalized) or panic in my entire life. I started medication 2 months ago and I hope to feel like myself again one day!
How you feeling now?
Beverly Marsh I feel normal again, thank you! I have good and bad days, but they’re mostly good.
@@BiblePR are you currently on antidepressive meds? I think i have to be on some sort of ssri but im so scared of side effects or having the symptoms come back after stopping medication (even slowly, under the doctor s advices)
Beverly Marsh Yes, Ive been on 10 mg of Lexapro. The first 6-8 weeks were rough, I’m not gonna lie. I wasn’t even sure if it was worth it in the beginning. But after 2 months, my anxiety got so much better and the panic attacks stopped completely.
@@BiblePR im glad you ve found relief and help! Im still thinking about taking them or not, last time i had a depressive episode was a week before and during my period which was also excruciatingly painful which leads me tl think there s a hormonal imbalance and dr Tracy talks about this in one of her other videos but Im not sure if ssri s will help or what to do.
Wish me luck!
I definitely deal with this and have experienced all these symptoms. This is encouraging to know that I’m a lot healthier than I think. It’s crazy how the mind works and makes us think something is really wrong.
The brain is infinitely complex and literally is us. Yeah it can sure wreak havoc on the body for sure.
I often say that the mind is the result of the machinery of the brain
Scott Cupp it’s ridiculous 🤦🏾♀️
Scott Cupp yes it is
Absolutely so.
I had a panic attack today in front of a huge group of people. I wanted to crumble after. Luckily I have an amazing support system at home my husband. He always tell me who cares what they think. If they really care and are good people they will come from a place of caring and not judgment. And if they do judge and be mean they are not people to trust or surround yourself with. Who cares what they think there opinion doesn’t matter. Panic attacks are something I have to live with I’m trying to get better. I wasn’t going to go to church tomorrow but I don’t want to avoid so I’m going to keep pushing myself to do things I don’t always want to do. Thank you for this video Dr. Tracey Marks💕
For over a year I've obsessed about my heart rate, palpations, missed beats and yesterday while driving I had a full on panic attack: an ambulance arrived because I knew I was having a heart attack. They did bloods abd 2 ECGs and diagnosed a Panic Attack. Thank you for your clear explanation and I shall seek help. X
I will pay $1 million for this doctor to help me because panic attacks are horrible I feel your pain for all the people that write comments here
Having a panic attacks whenever i feel a pain in my body i overthink and worry about it all day fearing of having a sickness that wont go away and having chest pains
I woke up from my sleep in a panic last night. My heart rate jumped up to 113. This time was fairly mild though. I’ve had my heart rate jump up to the 170s at rest. I was very scared to go to sleep when that was happening.
Yes for some reason, my panic and heart rate is worse when it wakes me up out of my sleep.
I had one panic attack when I was 7 months pregnant with my son. I had gotten a job that I worked hard for then lost it within two weeks, I was a wreck, I went home and thought I was ok then all of a sudden out of nowhere I had an intense breakdown and felt like I was going to die, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, hyperventilating, light headed and uncontrollable crying, I had no idea what the hell was going on, thank God my Mom was there with me and she calmed me down
Mom's are precious... as am sure you are... hope all worked out for you...big hug & safe joirneys from Cape Town...😘😚
@@dennysmith7862 Aww, this warmed my heart. Thank you so much for the kind words, that was very sweet of you :)
That’s me! Been to ER multiple times fearing a complete meltdown. Main symptoms or reactions: hyper ventilating, detached from reality and total loss of security. Basically scared sh*tless. Suffered for 20 years, to varying degrees.
Slowly realized two important things. Family of origin was a house of terror and chaos. Perfect veneer, complete dysfunction behind the scenes.
Second, the main symptom triggering anxiety in me: hyper ventilating, and over breathing. Would do it constantly, throughout the day. Especially when feeling confusion and uncertainty, guilt or shame. About myself, my choices, and my decision making.
The single most important step now is to slow down, relax my breathing, and take a moment to think, before getting into situations that may trigger anxiety.
Thanks for this! I have (painless) heart palpitations that I've worried were a precursor to a panic disorder. Thanks for showing there's more to a panic disorder than one symptom.
Your'e welcome Jan. Yes, definitely it's a lot more than palpitations. 🙂
This video is precisely correct about panic attacks. I applaud your concise, clear, articulate, and compassionate but realistic tone you have in every video.
I'm so glad I've learned in small degrees not to fear my panic attacks. I still fear them somewhat and that's why I'm not more recovered from agoraphobia. But after a panic attack that occured several years ago when I had called 911 and thought I was about to die of a heart attack, after that I realized panic is uncomfortable but HARMLESS. I never feared my panic attacks as bad after that and now do square breathing, meditation, counting 5 things I can see, hear, feel, etc. I get more panicky when I'm manic with bipolar but even then I handle it much better. I don't take benzos and instead force myself to feel the anxiety and get through it, I know it's temporary and harmless.
Those are some great coping mechanisms. I’m glad you found something that works for you. Definitely realizing and believing it’s harmless is huge. Thanks for sharing this.
Wish if i was smarter like you i jumped straight to benzo’s couldn’t handle that fear hope u doin great
My therapist has strongly discouraged me from using benzos because a) they're addictive and b) the root cause of the problem has not been solved, so you're probably doing the right thing.
@@peterpiper2974 Thanks. I wrote this comment 2 years ago. I now can travel freely, no longer agoraphobic. 🙂 Still not using Benzos. I use hydroxyzine occasionally. Definitely not every day.
@@BeingBetter Glad to hear you are doing better! What's the difference between these two medications?
Sometimes I feel like dying.....I wish I can get over this in my life 😭😭😭😭😭
I know how you feel man... We just have to keep on putting one foot in front of the other. We can do it!
I totally understand! But God will pull you and all of us threw stay strong and God bless!
@@casualobserver2380 Take some action. God helps those who help themselves. Meditation heals anxiety as it reprogrames the mind. Watch alternate nostril breathing meditation videos on Google and do it for 5 to 10 minutes if possible twice a day. You can sit on a chair or on the ground and do it. Inhale-exhale slowly and feel the relaxation flowing through your mind and body. Negative thoughts will reduce. Shyaaam Sir, Mentor. Make meditation a daily habit to enjoy life.
Make a deadline of one month to improve after daily meditataion
I’m grateful that I’m not alone, but sad that we suffer from this.
She literally mentioned everything thats happening to me, but hey this woman is a blessing for us. I'm glad she gave her best to study the behavior. You dont know how much we appreciate your video. Hope your family will be safe during this challenging times. God bless us all!
I used to hear voices.
I wasn’t a Christian at the time when they first started, but the evil things the voices said scared me and sent me running for God!
I purchased a Bible and began to meditate on scripture. Psalm 8:2 promises God will silence the enemy and the avenger.
John 10:27 says “My sheep hear My voice.”
I wrote down the scripture and every time I heard the voices I would take the scripture out of my pocket and say “it is written ...” and quote the scripture. Soon after doing that over & over, I had memorized the scripture.
It didn’t happen over night, but He did silence the voices for me! I do not take medication and do not hear them anymore! Praise God!!
The Bible is full of God’s promises and I know if He’d silence them for me, He’d do it for others.
I am trying to reach the desperate. The ones who are suicidal while taking medication. This happened to my daughter! Don’t give up! There is hope.
Seek God. ♥️
My sole round of panic attacks back in early 2019 was the scariest, most traumatising event of my whole life. I was suicidal at the time and it's like my body finally took control to show me I did not want to die. It made me believe death was here, in the room with me, creeping inside of me and I found out I wanted to fight back. It has shown my heart and my brain that I was strong enough, that I was not made to be passive and uncertain. I came out of it sure of my strength and more self-confident than ever. The way I understood it is my instinct, the animal in me, got utterly fed up with my heart and brain forever fighting over what would, could and should be and rebelled at once. I took real control: finally got diagnosed with general anxiety disorder, have been on medication rather than stubbornly believe I can do it alone and have been defining life purposes on short and long term.
I cannot thank you enough for this, doctor.
I am in tears. I have been suffering from all of these symptoms for YEARS.
I feel a tad less crazy now. Thank you so very much 💖😌
Lovely professional lady here.... nice voice too ... thanks for great advice given.. wish my doctor had such empathy...
Thanks so much Denny 😊
I know it's very terrifying but please repeat this mantra "I'm not going to die". Hope this helps as much as it did to me. You're not alone.
I needed this video, I am so so thankful. I had an awful panic attack yesterday and I was doing good for awhile. People ended up feeling upset with me because they felt as if I should have “kept my composure” when I warned them what happens when I experience this. However, I understand because people don’t typically know what to do or understand what’s happening
This was me the other day, I had to leave work because I felt sick aka panic attack from my bosses attitude
Yolonda Nyeema
Aww I’m sorry Yolanda. I left my previous job due to a boss who managed by bullying and intimidation
Nirvana Girl it begins to be too much & I'm not going to allow her to continue to make me ill. Watch me take medical leave in Jan
Nirvana Girl sorry that happened to you 😔 🙏🏽 God is able
What helped you?
Joanna Johnson - I went home, relaxed & prayed. I had to learn how to walk away & focus on something else. Time outs help me a lot
Been Stuck with them since I can remember. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. I feel so bad for people that have them. So Sad.
I just wanted to add I knew about all these symptoms but I never knew about the heat Sensations I always wondered why I had them thanks for clearing that up sometime when you're having an anxiety attack you cannot think straight and then you wonder why you have certain symptoms more than others. Once again thank you
These videos really help ease my worries knowing that its just anxiety and panic attacks nothing more and that it's normal symptoms, in a sense that its relevant to anxiety and panic attacks. Thank you so much for the information you share.
I suffered from a panic attack July of this year and it was my first ever attack. I thought I was having a heart attack I got rushed to the hospital, they scan my heart, x-rayed me, and they said it was just a panic attack. But I wasn’t convinced and I was obsessing over it constantly and because of that I started suffering from more panic attacks. I would wake up to one and throughout the day I would have heart palpitations. So I went back to therapy and talked about this issue, And later on I was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder. Now I know not everybody who has health anxiety has OCD but this is just for my personal experience. I started experiencing depersonalization as well and that was scary because I thought I was experiencing psychosis for that I was developing schizophrenia which is one of my all-time worst fears, so you could imagine how I felt haha. I’m writing this because I know a lot of people are going to watch this video because they went through something very similar to what I went through, and my best answer to you guys is DO NOT LOOK UP THE SYMPTOMS. Under any circumstances. Either go to a doctor or seek help from a therapist. Do not do what I did. It will make everything so much worse. And this is not for people who just have OCD. This is for anybody with anxiety and or health anxiety. I wish you guys the best and just know it will get better. Say something in the comments if you need to talk. I’m here I will do everything to help you.
Great advice. Thanks the dude for sharing your experience.
The panic attacks also caused ringing in my ears too. Dramamine helped. 👍🏻
Really? Same here. Im so scared. What u do to cure ur ringinh ears
Good to know,
Helped the ringing in ears or the anxiety if I may ask ?
@@mariamelchor9658 both 👍🏻🌹
I suffer from panic disorder. I absolutely treasure your videos. You’re so knowledgeable and I appreciate your videos ❤️
Anyone still have panic attacks and anxiety and are on anti depressants and benzos? I hate this so bad. Ever since my mom died my mental health has gotten worse. I can’t get my mind off of physical symptoms and constant worry and fear
Me too
Benzos will just make everything worse
This video helps me a lot! Its such a relief for me. Although I knew that its just a panic attack, whenever it comes, its just too hard for me to convince my self that it is just a panic attack. It scares me a lot. I always assumed that there is an impending doom or I'm going to die at anytime. Btw, Thank you for this video! Its a great help for a people like me. Thank so much!.
You’re so welcome Ray. I’m glad this is reassuring for you.
I had my first one today. Had no idea this was how it felt like. Woke up, heart raising, extremely hard to breath, tunnel vision as I tried to move for the door and a powerful feeling of being on the brink of fainting.
It went on for about 45sek to 1.30min. Longest seconds of my life. Was disoriented for about 1-2 hours after the attack.
Respect for those who live with this on a regular basis O.o
Im fascinated by how the instinctive fear took over every thought process. Survival and adrenalin. In retrospect it was a crazy experience.
Yea it sucks 😞
This was an excellent presentation. Thank you for everything you do. I'm struggling badly w panic disorder. Your content helps me understand what's happening when a panic attack strikes. 🙂
I’ve suffered for bad anxiety for years, I have Asperger syndrome too, I’m medicated with 30mg of cymbals and that was a lifesaver! I’m now a piano tuner, I still get anxious going to peoples houses though, but I’m passionate about what I do! I I learnt piano at age 8 and am now 36 years of age
I,ve been having high anxiety with panic attacks and i feel like i have something in my throat..recently i have been having a hard time eating because i start getting anxious.
The worst panic attack I had I went to the emergency room. I had a very sharp pain in my chest. It felt like I had been hit by a bolt of lightning. The pain went down both my arms and exited my fingertips. My fingertips ached and throbbed for quite some time afterward. It was not my heart. They did a very thorough heart exam. I have never had another episode like that. Hope I never have another one like that.
I had panic attack before that lasted for 2 hours. It was the most exhausting day of my entire life. I was all over the place and I can’t control it, lots people watch me go through this distress because it happened in our church.
am sorry you had to go through that at church
The first panic attack I had was August of this year. I don't remember being particularly worried about anything at the time it just happened. I was coming home from paying a bill and all of a sudden I said to myself. Man I'm starting to feel bad. I feel like I'm going to have to go to the hospital. My heart started pounding and when I got home and checked my blood pressure it was 171/99. Heart beating 137 times a minute. I took another blood pressure pill, laid down for a few minutes, thought I was going to have a stroke so I called the paramedics because I live alone afraid I might die and no one would find me in the house for a while. This actually happened to a relative but he had medical issues. Paramedics came out, checked me out, went to hospital, they did an ekg on my heart and everything came out fine. My blood work was fine. So I laid there until I calmed down and they let me go home. I still felt very weak from the attack. Again not knowing this was a panic attack at the time so I went to my neurologist and he had me where an event monitor on my chest for a full month to check my heart. Everything came out fine, they think it's panic attacks that make my heart race. Tachycardia they called it but they are still referring me to a heart doctor. The weakness afterwards, dizziness and lightheadedness is a lot to bare. I am on 1 mg of Lorazapam twice a day that helps a lot. Now I just get them maybe once a month but wish they would just leave altogether. It's something you will never get used to and I cry whenever I get them because I'm so afraid. I have learned to meditate, I have the abide app on my phone, I pick a verse and listen and after about 20 minutes I calm down. I watched my mom die this year. Hard to see your mom in a hospital bed, on a ventilator, blood running out of her nose and catheter. I try to block it out. She was 81 years old and had caught sepsis. I miss her daily and think maybe this is what might be causing these feelings. I'm wondering if I need a psychiatrist.
First panic attack i got was when i was just sitting on a chair doing nothing and my heart started racing thought i was gonna die, rushed to the hospital but my heart is in a perfect condition... That happen often now but i keep trying to tell myself it's anxiety, hope everyone going through that will get better 🙏
I was genuinely afraid I was slipping into a seizure. I'm glad you mentioned that.
I've had these since I saw my dad dying in hospital. They are slowing down finally but its taken months.
I understand you you feel. I watched my mom die this year March 2020. Blood running out of her nose, catheter and on a ventilator. A horrible experience I will never forget. RIP mom. I love you. Thats when mine started but I had no idea what it was at the time and what was happening to me.
I have NEVER heard panic attacks explained exactly how I feel! Thank you for being honest about everything.
I had a panic attack yesterday that lasted from 4 am until 7 pm and today i am still feeling it. I still do not feel very good.... its not just a few minutes
same, i started generating panic attacks after i spent 2 weeks away from home, I went to mayo clinic in minnesota all the way 2,000 miles away from home. I was doing a medical procedure every single day, but i didn’t have crazy anxiety symptoms. Then the day before we headed back I got crazy anxiety symptoms. (I am 12 btw)
You need to visit doctor. Doctor will give you a medicaments which can help u ♥️
Lady, I sure wish you were around when I was younger and was having severe, debilitating panic attacks. You would have been a God sent.
My first panic attack I was 25. I though I was having a heart attack. Heart Disease runs in my family. I still have them under major stress.
I’d never had a panic attack before taking an antidepressant... now I know them intimately. My life has been ruined by psychiatry.
Once you’ve experienced 24/7 rolling, med induced panic, day in, day out, there’s no going back. You don’t heal from trauma like that. It becomes imprinted on your soul. My sense of inner contentment and security has been obliterated.
If anyone reading this is considering medication... be very careful. Exhaust every other option, meds should only ever be a last resort.
I have these attacks (almost) every night, and sometimes during the day, and when i have them, i get so scared that i start looking up stuff about death, heart attacks, etc. This makes me even more anxious. Even though every time i have a panic attack, i end up finding out that its a panic attack, but the next day its like i just throw away all that information and start it all over again. This is very stress-full, i even make word documents to write about how i feel, but during the day i just want to forget about it, I am gonna ask my mom if i can get help at a therapist.
I'm 25 and I swear I had my first panic attack ever a few weeks back. Such a weird feeling.
It seems I may have.
Thank you so much for this video.
This was really helpful, thank you! I have a friend who suffers from panic attacks, and I really wanted to see what exactly she was going through.
Venlafaxine and Topiramate, my saviors from anxiety and panic attacks! Depression as a consequence 😊
I feel numbness cold + mass feel in throat + obsession suffocating
Corona is real or unreal
Me too i feel numb in my feet and hands i fear of having pain in my body
This woman so smart it blew my mind - she understands
I suffered from anxiety on a daily basic, 7 days a week and I suffered from panic attacks because of my mental health problems
Hi! I recommend you watch videos of psychologist izzet güllü on youtube. Thousands of people cured their panic, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorders by only watching his videos. He wrote a book too “you are not sick” . You can search as “healing- izzet güllü” on youtube. I hope it will help you. And sorry for my bad english, though. 😅
They would just come right out of the blue. I thought the world was ending and I thought I was dying within sec. All of the symptoms you’ve mentioned I’ve had. Medication and cognitive therapy has helped a lot. I’ve been diagnosed as having major depression disorder, severe anxiety with panic attack. I had a very scary unpredictable childhood. I never felt safe or loved. My 1st panic attack was at age 10 but didn’t know what had happened. So I never spoke about it. Came back in my teens. Now just untreatable depressive disorder and anxiety is my every day life. It sucks.
Another informative video. I'm so thankful I've never had a panic attack. I have had severe anxiety episodes and it's interesting
what happens to me - I stop moving right in my tracks, gone in probably 30 seconds. It's only problematic when marching in a parade, and at 62 my parading days are long over. :)
Bravo Kris. I pray you're well.
@@scottcupp8129 Thank you Scott and the same to you.
Kris - I'm glad it's limited to parades. If you can live a life without parades, then you're good. 🙂
@@DrTraceyMarks It's going to be difficult Dr. Marks but I'm pretty tough. ;)
Hi Dr. Marks,
I wanted to express my deepest appreciation for your videos. I haven't come across a professional who delivers mental health education in such an informative, accessible and truly helpful way. Often, I find that informational videos simply regurgitate content from the DSM, but your videos go beyond that and it is obvious that they are informed by genuine expertise and experience.
Thank you so much. You are doing really exceptional work and your audience is grateful for it!!!
Brenna
Again as usual a very interesting and professional video Dr. Marks. Thank you so much! I'm wishing you already a Merry Christmas 🎅🌲💫.
Same to you! Hope you have a great one. 🎅👍
I found this video while I was sitting here with my heart pounding out of my chest feeling I'm having a stroke. Every word you said resonated with me. I wish I could afford to see a doctor... I really appreciate the time you put into this channel. It's incredibly helpful.
I’ve started hyperventilating in my panic attacks now and it so horrible and scary.
Gypsea,
Breathing exercises help so much. I’m trying to focus on meditation and exercise. I also think that clean eating helps as well, even tho it’s hard. Silent suffering is so hard 😭 bc when you try to express yourself and you’re misunderstood you just deal with it on your own and no one should ever have to do that. 😞
Very often, hormones or acidity can trigger anxiety so being well hydrated, having plenty of fiber and taking some bicarb when you feel anxiety creeping up can all help a lot.
I've had so many panic attacks, but lately I've gotten a new symptom: weak legs that feel like jello. Like I can literally not walk 10 feet and it feels like I will pass out.
I love u...😂 your voice and they way u speak is what I need. When I have a panic attack I just need to hear someone like u speak and say "it's ok"
I experience everything you said doc. It’s really a terrifying experience. Thank you for your videos
Am in love ... am getting panic attacks, like crazy... all of the above... cannot get over it...
Hi Tracey! I was wondering if I could interview you. As a clinician, you inspire me and I would love to further understand your perspective. Thank you so much.
Hi Esther. Thanks so much. Why don't you send me an email about this. drmarks at markspsychiatry
Glad you're not my Dr I have done really embarrassing things during panic attacks so yes things do actually happen.
Having these daily now ruined my life prisoner in my house feeling sad😢😢
That's been mee too
@@joannajohnson2669 have you got help I've started mindfulness it help's 👍
Me too
I experienced my first panic attack at my toxic and stressful job. After that I was different and started to feel like I wasn't all there. I didn't feel safe in myself anymore. That turned into a panic disorder where I felt like I could not get a hold of myself. After the panic attacks subsided, I was left with the derealization and depersonilization and that is horrendous for me because I do not like feeling like nothing is real and detached from myself. My biggest fear is going insane but this video has helped me greatly have hope that it is part of the panic disorder. Thank you so much for making it Dr. Marks. I hope everyone dealing with this as well will find healing soon as I hope I will. ❤
I have all of these. The first panic attack I had was shortly after my mother passed when I was 15. My heart rate was 215 at rest and I couldn't walk, my legs felt like jelly.I am very hypersensitive :((
215 wow thats verry dangerous i woulda called 911
@@Karl-1974 I went to the ER, they gave me medication to calm me down. My body started panicking before my mind caught up, once I noticed my heart beating out of my chest I freaked out.
Thank you for sharing. I have been having a racing heartbeat between 85 and 90. And that is freaking me out I can only imagine how you felt at 215.
Can you share any advice for calming down a racing heart?
@@karenjean5262 I take medication to help with my anxiety and panic disorder but if I am unable to do that, I try to ground myself by looking at an object and saying what the color is. I will do this with many objects around me until I feel a sense of ease. Usually a panic attack or anxiety attack lasts about 20 minutes or less, so I tell myself "you only have to last 20 min." Also being held tightly helps. If you have a support system and you feel panicked walk up to someone that cares and ask them to hug or hold you. Hugs are said to be helpful to reduce anxiety symptoms since endorphins and stimulate oxytocin release which can boost your mood and have a calming effect. Even a 20 second hug can help. If you have trouble with being touched, a weighted blanket, call a crisis line and talk, journaling, soothing music or a warm bath. If all else fails, go to the ER and let them check you over, if it gives you peace of mind, it is worth it. Lots of love, prayers, and best wishes for peace. We are strong, we live this battle, we continue to survive it! You are a warrior, never be ashamed to ask for help!
How are u now?
Alcohol, nicotine,coffee, energy drinks have me the gift of panic attacks so people don’t have have too much of those or will have them now I’m doing better don’t have panic attacks anymore unless I drink too much coffee or go back to bad habits so stay healthy and breath
I get panic attacks ALL THE TIME I just want it to stop. I’m so tired
Hi! I recommend you watch videos of psychologist izzet güllü on youtube. Thousands of people cured their panic, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorders by only watching his videos. He wrote a book too “you are not sick” . You can search as “healing- izzet güllü” on youtube. I hope it will help you. And sorry for my bad english, though. 😅
@@gulsumdeniz2751 thank you for the recommendation!! You’re amazing!
It may seem weird but for a while almost everytime I get a panic attack I come and watch your videos.Not only those related to anxiety disorder.And I like you hair.For an unknown reason I find it relaxing 😌. I wish you all the well in the world.