| Your heart races, you chest tightens, you | | | | having a heart attack or a panic attack. |
| suddenly get breathless and reach desperately for | | | | Even though the signs and symptoms manifest |
| something to steady your balance. Your mind | | | | themselves in physical form in your body such as |
| swims with a million questions and thoughts. But | | | | breathlessness, dizziness, sweating, trembling or |
| most pressing in the mind of a panic attack victim | | | | choking a panic attack will never cause death |
| is "Am I going to die?" | | | | regardless of how severe it is. |
| Thousands of people world wide suffer regular | | | | Numerous research has been done into the |
| attacks of panic or anxiety. As terrible, debilitating | | | | effects of panic attacks on some particular parts |
| and frightening as the symptoms can be the | | | | of the body. These have mainly been focused on |
| chance of you dying is zero. | | | | the effects of panic attacks on the cardiovascular |
| Reaction by the body is only a representation of | | | | system and have no conclusive evidence. |
| what the mind is thinking or believes about a | | | | Regardless of what you are feeling during a panic |
| particular situation. Fight or flight is one term used | | | | attack your best defense against the question |
| to described this. | | | | can panic attack cause death, is to firmly put into |
| Some of the symptoms of a panic attack are | | | | your mind that you will not die. This is one step |
| similar to those of other more serious conditions | | | | towards a holistic approach to overcoming panic |
| such as a heart attack or stroke. The most scary | | | | attacks. |
| part is that it is very difficult to tell if you are | | | | |