2006-07-05 04:06:49 · 4 answers · asked by m g 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
yes it is:
Anxiety attacks are sudden surges of overwhelming fear that that comes without warning and without any obvious reason. It is far more intense than having anxiety or the feeling of being 'stressed out' that most people experience. One out of every 75 people worldwide will experience a panic attack at one time in their lives.
In any given year, about 1/3 of American adults have at least one panic
attack; most of these adults never develop repeated panic attacks. This
startling data means that anxiety attacks and panic disorder are the most common emotional disorders and are more common than bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, ADHD, phobias, alcohol abuse or depression. Anxiety and panic disorder also has the lowest rates - about 21% - for seeking help and finding it. Sadly these numbers are on the rise every day.
One of my friends from school had a Panic Attack on the way to a soccer game one day, it was kind of scary.
2006-07-05 04:12:20 · answer #1 · answered by Lexi S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have aspergers (a minor form of autism), and if lots of bad things happen, regardless of size, I get a panic attack. Panic attacks make me crash and lose all focus. Once I got one so bad I almost passed out. That was when i was on an antidepressant that works until certain cases. This time, it was when my teacher played a practical joke on the class, and boundaries of help were ignored to make the lesson from the joke actually work...but that had a massive panic-attack backfire...!
2006-07-05 05:54:37 · answer #2 · answered by dashwarts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A panic attack is a period of intense fear or psychological distress, typically of abrupt onset and lasting no more than thirty minutes. Symptoms may include trembling, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, sweating, nausea, dizziness, hyperventilation, paresthesias (tingling sensations), and sensations of choking or smothering. Repeated and apparently unprovoked panic attacks may be a sign of panic disorder, but panic attacks are associated with other anxiety disorders as well.
2006-07-05 04:14:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep you feel nervous feel like you can't breathe your heart is pounding, your sweating feel doomed and shaky.
2006-07-05 08:14:29 · answer #4 · answered by lizardlover42000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋