Do you know if you are suffering from panic attacks? What are the symptoms that you or your family can tell if you are suffering from such attacks? What may cause this attack and finally how to learn to control these out of the blue symptoms and stop these attacks fast.
3 Major Symptoms
The following is a list of 3 common symptoms, it may varies from person to person, however generally it will include:
1. Physical Aspect
Do you sweat uncontrollably? Having shortness of breath? Pounding of heartbeat or palpitations? Having chest pains? Feeling nausea/stomach pains? Feeling hot/cold flashes? Extreme exhaustion? Trembling or shaking?
2. Mental Aspect
Loss of the ability various senses? General loss of speech? Racing thoughts that is often based on fear? Someone loudly in your head? Feeling of impending doom that is making you crazy?
3. Emotional Fear of losing control? Fear of death? Fear of going crazy?
Understanding all or most of the above symptoms will help you and your family members to arrest the early stage of these attacks. Also, by knowing the symptoms, you and your family members can react better and faster and because typical duration can last between 10 mins to over 2hours, knowing most of the symptoms can prevent anguish for all parties involved.
Major Causes
Did you have an extreme bad experience recently? A near drowning experience when you were young? All these may contribute to your insecurity that may transform into panic attacks. Panic disorder may also be a gene issue, as inheritance of such genes will strongly determine who will get it. But, many people are know to suffer from panic attacks even there is no family history.
Stop Panic Attacks Fast
You can take action to stop panic attacks, even though you are unable to figure out what is the cause of your symptoms at that moment. By using sheer will power, you can stop a panic attack.
One way is to inhale deeply and immediately switch your mind to focus on something that is making you happy. It can be your children's laughter. Or your loved one's voice or even the scent of your favorite food can help to reduce your anxiety level.
Learning how to control and stop an attack is very essential to your well-being. With a little education on this matter, just about any one can learn to stop and control panic attacks.