 Shortness of Breath
 Dizziness
 Rapid heart rate
 Sweating
 Trembling
 Hyperventilation
 Faintness
 Tightness in your throat
 Trouble Swallowing
 A sense or fear of impending death

An Anxiety Attack is often one of the scariest feelings that you can have. We never know when they will occur. They can happen at any time, any place and for any reason. Anxiety or Panic Attacks will usually have you thinking that you are losing control, having a heart attack, or maybe even dying. When sufferers are asked “What exactly does a panic attack feel like?” The best way that they have been able to describe it is this:

You are driving down the road in your car and somebody pulls out in front of you. You
swerve and narrowly miss them avoiding an accident.

NOW…after all this has happened, what do you feel? Adrenaline, heart pounding in
your ears, shortness of breath, ANXIETY & PANIC. These feelings are what a person having an anxiety or Panic Attack feels like, but, instead of the brief few seconds you feel it, these feelings will go on anywhere from a few minutes to sometimes hours for a person having a severe Anxiety or Panic attack.
Although panic attacks can significantly affect your quality of life, there are treatment
options available. Each person is unique and will need to figure out what course of
treatment is best for them.

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What Exactly is an Anxiety or Panic Attack???

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We are not sure what causes anxiety attacks, even the experts aren’t sure. However, we do have a natural response when we are stressed or in danger and the body reacts with a variety of symptoms. Your heart speeds up, you start breathing faster and all of a sudden you have a huge burst of energy. We call this our “fight or flight” response. This helps us either cope with or run away from danger.  When we have these responses, but we are not in danger, an anxiety or panic attack occurs.

These attacks can also be caused by other things, such as:

• A family history of anxiety attacks or panic attacks  
• An imbalance of chemicals in the brain.
• Hyperthyroidism or overactive thyroid
• heart or breathing problems
• depression
• mood disorder
• abusing alchohol
• use of nicotene
• use of too much caffeine
• medications used to treat asthma or heart problems
• illegal drug usage such as cocaine or marijuana 
• Enduring lots and lots of stress for long periods of time

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What Causes Anxiety Attacks

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