As bad as panic attacks are, they can be made worse by consuming false or misleading information. Everyone has the capacity to overcome these attacks, but it requires knowledge and the right approaches. In this article we'll cover what panic attacks are, why they happen, some common misnomers concerning them, and some things you should avoid.
What happens in your body that causes a panic attack is very complex, but to avoid boring us both I'll just give you a rough estimate of what goes on. There are physical responses that exist for every thought proportional to the intensity it is thought about. Everyone gets worried or stressed. Your body will tense when you do. This alone over time can cause a tension headache or raise your blood pressure. On a related note, fear makes your heart beat much faster. You experience a panic attack when these emotions are taken to an extreme.
They will usually seem to be caused by a single event, but there is more going on beneath the surface. You build up fears and worries over time that you stress out about daily. This causes an increase in your anxiety level. Soon you collect enough fears and worries so that a single stress can push you over threshold and the panic attack precipitates.
Usually the course of a panic attack will play out something like the following description. You're thinking about something the stresses you out quite a bit and you obsess about it. Each time you think about it, it becomes more vivid and real, your heartbeat increases and you will find yourself having trouble breathing. The chest pressure and other symptoms lead some sufferers to think they're having a heart attack. Poor oxygen regulation causes lightheadedness. Your temperature can fluctuate as well. Sometimes tingling and cold sweats are also involved. Usually you become even more worried about what's happening, believing that you're going to die from it.
Without major underlying health conditions, you won't die from a panic attack.
Some practice avoidance of stressful situations, but this doesn't always work. Fear can be reinforced through avoidance. New worries are often invented after avoiding situations for fear that anything might create a new situation where you'd have to feel that stress again. These actions lead to a horrible life and are based on a poor understanding of panic attacks. It is your perception of events rather than events themselves that cause panic attacks.
Leading an unhealthy lifestyle increases the likelihood that you will have these attacks. Exercise, nutrition, and sleep all play a role in reducing stress and improving your mental strength. Certain substances can cause panic attacks. Keep your distance from caffeine and alcohol. Even those who haven't experienced panic attacks can sometimes have them when taking certain sleeping pills.
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