Therapeutic Topics

Panic Attacks

Panic Attacks are caused by anxiety, but they can also be the cause of anxiety when we fear experiencing the misery of a panic attack again. Often, we face panic attacks before we know we have anxiety because our body can be aware of anxiety before our emotions.

Use the questions below as a self-reflective guide.

Do you…

feel suddenly and inexplicably sweaty?

feel nausea, gastrointestinal dysfunction, or stomach pain?

experience heart palpitations, your heart racing, or skipping beats?

feels shortness of breath or like you are being smothered?

have chest pain or tension?

feel dizzy?

feel an overwhelming fear that you are dying or going crazy?

feel numbness?