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There is a lot of misinformation about panic attacks and if they are real. This creates a vague picture of the condition and can cause people to believe things that actually do not exist. Conditions that usually receive this misinformation are psychological and behavioral disorders, probably because psychological conditions seem mysterious and, therefore, are often difficult to understand. I would like to help to debug the misunderstanding of one of the more common behavioral conditions—the panic attack.

First of all, people that experience panic attacks are not crazy. This is never a good term to use for anyone that has a psychological condition such as panic attacks. Others may perceive these people as deranged and slightly psychotic when they observe them experiencing attacks of panic and terror but this does not suggest that they are.

People with panic attacks do not lose control. They are well aware of what is happening to them and what they are feeling. The person’s thoughts may seem distorted for a while during the attack due to the physically symptoms that can cause shortness of breath and heart palpitations. This does not mean that the person experiencing this attack is losing grip of reality.

Anxiety usually accompanies the panic attack. This is the body’s way of telling the person that something is going wrong. This defense mechanism is not dangerous to anyone or the person experiencing the panic attack.

Fortunately, these attacks happen only in the mind and may go unnoticeable to the people around the person when the attacks occur. What increases the attack is the person’s conscious thought that it could cause harm or embarrassment to other people. It is the sense of losing control of one’s self that makes the condition worse.

People with panic attacks do not have heart disease as a rule. The experience of palpitations with Mitral Valve Disease have cause some people to believe they also have a panic disorder. The symptoms of a heart attack or heart failure are similar to the feelings of a panic attack, but adding the element of fear that proceeds an attack helps make the difference. Fear can cause tightening of the chest profuse sweating, increased respirations and fast heart beat. Having said that, it is important to see a health care provider to rule out a heart condition.

Although it is good to listen to friends and family’s advice on what to do about panic attacks, finding and reading or listening to resources such as those in PANIC AWAY will help you understand panic attacks and what you can do to alleviate them.

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You will find much more helpful information with the Panic Away Course.