Severe Panic Attacks: Are They Real?
People who have panic attacks will say that they have severe attacks.
But is there really such a thing as anxiety attacks being severe? If there is, what is its difference with a regular panic attacks? These are just some of the questions that this article will address.
What is a Severe Panic Attack? First of all, you want to know the definition of a severe attack from a normal attack.
If you ask people who have it all of them will immediately say that their attacks are severe.
But defining a severe case from a normal case is entirely up to the patient's perception.
Actually, there is hardly any difference in terms of severity of attacks from one person who has anxiety attacks to another.
But there is a difference in terms of quality.
To understand that, you need to know what your body undergoes through when you have your episodes of panic attacks.
What the Sympathetic Nervous System Does On the course of a panic attack, it is the sympathetic nervous system that reacts and goes into panic mode.
You will instantly feel a sensational fear which the sympathetic nervous system will react to.
It will release adrenalin to your entire body which gives you the energy to prepare for a flight from the threat you are feeling.
Most of the time, the result of increased adrenalin hormones in the body is often mistaken to be more severe than what it really is resulting in you feeling more fearful.
It's manifestations such as increased heart rate and excessive sweating is deemed by many people as severe anxiety attacks making them fear the condition even further.
The feeling of being more fearful is what makes the sympathetic nervous system react more increasing your feeling of fear.
And in a matter of minutes you will experience a full-blown anxiety attack.
Most of it will naturally reach its peak which is your most fearful stage.
Unless there is a coping mechanism done on the early stages of your attack, it will reach its natural peak.
So there really is no severe or normal panic attacks as compared to another person's attack.
But there is a difference in the signs and symptoms felt by many people.
Quality of Symptoms of Panic Attacks Symptoms of an attack vary from one person to another.
This is where a severe case might occur.
Some people just experience drowsiness and nausea when an attack is about to erupt while other people experience palpitations and to some extent, chest pains as well.
People who experience the former have a better chance of thinking of a coping mechanism so as not to experience a full-blown panic attack.
Others who experience the latter are more likely to experience a peak in their anxiety attacks.
So, is there such a thing as a panic attack that is severe? There is actually none in terms of the experience itself.
The quality of the symptoms is what produces the notion of severe attacks.
If you find yourself suffering from panic attacks, severe or less so, the best thing for you is to overcome it and develop a set of coping mechanisms to help you manage your condition for a less severe manifestations of symptoms.
But is there really such a thing as anxiety attacks being severe? If there is, what is its difference with a regular panic attacks? These are just some of the questions that this article will address.
What is a Severe Panic Attack? First of all, you want to know the definition of a severe attack from a normal attack.
If you ask people who have it all of them will immediately say that their attacks are severe.
But defining a severe case from a normal case is entirely up to the patient's perception.
Actually, there is hardly any difference in terms of severity of attacks from one person who has anxiety attacks to another.
But there is a difference in terms of quality.
To understand that, you need to know what your body undergoes through when you have your episodes of panic attacks.
What the Sympathetic Nervous System Does On the course of a panic attack, it is the sympathetic nervous system that reacts and goes into panic mode.
You will instantly feel a sensational fear which the sympathetic nervous system will react to.
It will release adrenalin to your entire body which gives you the energy to prepare for a flight from the threat you are feeling.
Most of the time, the result of increased adrenalin hormones in the body is often mistaken to be more severe than what it really is resulting in you feeling more fearful.
It's manifestations such as increased heart rate and excessive sweating is deemed by many people as severe anxiety attacks making them fear the condition even further.
The feeling of being more fearful is what makes the sympathetic nervous system react more increasing your feeling of fear.
And in a matter of minutes you will experience a full-blown anxiety attack.
Most of it will naturally reach its peak which is your most fearful stage.
Unless there is a coping mechanism done on the early stages of your attack, it will reach its natural peak.
So there really is no severe or normal panic attacks as compared to another person's attack.
But there is a difference in the signs and symptoms felt by many people.
Quality of Symptoms of Panic Attacks Symptoms of an attack vary from one person to another.
This is where a severe case might occur.
Some people just experience drowsiness and nausea when an attack is about to erupt while other people experience palpitations and to some extent, chest pains as well.
People who experience the former have a better chance of thinking of a coping mechanism so as not to experience a full-blown panic attack.
Others who experience the latter are more likely to experience a peak in their anxiety attacks.
So, is there such a thing as a panic attack that is severe? There is actually none in terms of the experience itself.
The quality of the symptoms is what produces the notion of severe attacks.
If you find yourself suffering from panic attacks, severe or less so, the best thing for you is to overcome it and develop a set of coping mechanisms to help you manage your condition for a less severe manifestations of symptoms.
