PANIC ATTACKS & CBT

WHAT ARE PANIC ATTACKS?

Everyone feels panic and anxiety at times; it is a natural response to a stressful or dangerous situation. A panic attack is a sudden feeling of intense anxiety that comes on suddenly, without any warning and without any way to stop it.The level of fear is way out of proportion to the actual situation; often, in fact, it’s completely unrelated and it can even occur in your sleep. It passes in a few minutes; the body cannot sustain the “fight or flight” response for longer than that. However, repeated attacks can continue to recur for hours.

You may find that you start to live in fear of having another attack and make changes to your lifestyle to try and avoid this. The worry of having more attacks can cause an increase in anxiety that can lead to an increase in attacks thus trapping you in a cycle.

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PANIC ATTACK SYMPTOMS

A panic attack is the sudden onset of intense fear that reaches a peak within 4 minutes and includes at least 4 of the following symptoms:

    Struggling to breathe

    Pounding or racing heart

    Feeling dizzy or light headed

    Chest pain-people often describes feeling like they are having a heart attack

    Sweating, trembling or shaking

    Feeling that you are losing control

    Numbness-feeling disconnected from your mind, body or surroundings

    INVEST IN YOURSELF AND YOUR WELLBEING

    WHAT THERAPIES CAN HELP WITH PANIC ATTACKS?

      IF YOU FEEL YOU NEED TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE URGENTLY AND DON’T FEEL SAFE