How do you know if your having a panic attack?
skylar_18878 asked:
I was just curious but how do you know if your having and panic attack and what can cause them?
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I was just curious but how do you know if your having and panic attack and what can cause them?
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June 4th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
blood pressure or mental state at the time can cause em. They are usually a case where you start gasping for breath and your feel cramped or cooped in. It usually can be with a state of mind when you are understress or there is some major thing going
June 6th, 2010 at 5:23 am
they are different for different people. one of my friends had one and she just started breathing hard for no reason, but it turned out she had taken someone elses rx medicine.
i’ve had a few, they ****! but it’s always from something super stressful, or if i’m super scared or i get lost while driving. when i feel like i’m going to have one, i start breathing hard and get lightheaded.
June 8th, 2010 at 12:57 am
I get panic attacks when I’m so stressed or worried about something.
It’s really hard to breath, heart beats fast, and sometimes the tips of my fingers get tingly. I sometimes get very irrational thoughts too.
June 8th, 2010 at 10:11 am
The symptoms of an anxiety attack usually go as follows…
- you start hyperventilating. It starts out slow and escalates
- your heart feels like it’s racing
- you get chest pain (this isn’t dangerous to your heart physically)
- you get dizzy
- you feel scared, panicked and feel like you’re dying or going to die.
- you can get completely numb in your extremities
- you feel weak and tired
- you have trouble breathing (like there’s not enough air)
Panic Attacks can be caused by any number of emotional triggers. Most often people with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) are prone to them.
I remember when a good friend of mine passed away and I had a panic attack. It was terrifying at the time. I found some really great ways for dealing with them at
The thing is, you have to know the root cause of your attacks to start applying effective techniques. It’s not one particular “thing” that causes them. However the underlying cause is always some form of Anxiety.
Best of Luck!
June 11th, 2010 at 4:01 am
If your having panic attacks then I have a blog that has very good information about them. I use to suffer from panic attacks for awhile. But I got rid of them. Panic attacks are caused by the brain. Read more here