If ever you get a sudden feeling that you are losing control over yourself, going crazy or are going to die and have difficulty in breathing due to lack of oxygen, and you do not have any rational or logical reasons for feeling like this, then you may be experiencing a panic attack.
For most people a panic attack comes as a surprise.
Most sufferers feel as if their heart is pounding so loudly that it will come out of their chest.
They feel wave after wave of dread and fear and their stomach gives out on them.
Some people feel pain shooting down their legs while others feel their fingers and toes going numb.
Most of the people feel that they are going to have a heart attack and are going to die soon.
Now that you know what a panic attack feels like you can very well imagine that it is extremely awful, and emotionally weakening.
Immediately after their first such attack people find themselves at a doctor's chamber or even a hospitals emergency room, prepared to hear the worst possible news about their health.
The funny part is that often in these situations people are not happy to hear that they don't have any life-threatening disease or condition like a heart attack.
This is because the next question in their mind is that if they are really fine then what was the dreadful thing that they just experienced and is it now going to be a regular part of their life.
It is very difficult to exactly describe a panic attack as the symptoms, intensity and time duration of such attacks vary from person to person.
It is an emotional nightmare.
A person experiencing a panic attack feels that he is in an escalating cycle of doom and catastrophe and that something dreadful is going to happen.
Many people also feel that their heart is racing like a race horses and they are going to have a heart attack.
Others believe that they are losing control over themselves and fear that they might do something embarrassing in front of others.
They start breathing quickly, panting and grasping for air and feel that they will suffocate from lack of oxygen.
The symptoms of a panic attack are quite pronounced and real, and so the experience can be quite traumatizing.
On top of this, there is always a nagging uncertainty about when the attack could strike next.
A typical panic attack generally takes it peak intensity very quickly.
This can be the most distressing experience of a person's life.
The symptoms of an attack can last for anywhere between half an hour to several hours.
The after effects of a panic attack are very painful.
People usually experience a sinking feeling of helplessness and depression.
An unknown fear starts to haunt them as they don't know when or where the next attack will be.
Friends, family and your doctor play an important part in such cases.
It is very important that the doctor is able to diagnose the attack from day 1 or else the sufferer could bounce around from one doctor to another for years without knowing what happened to him or her and without experiencing any relief.
Indeed, in such cases it becomes more and more frustrating for the sufferer and the problem only worsens.
These attacks can be because of a stressful condition, action of certain drugs or other negative life conditions.
It is very important to recognize the factors that trigger an attack as avoiding such situations are an important part of the copying process.
For most people a panic attack comes as a surprise.
Most sufferers feel as if their heart is pounding so loudly that it will come out of their chest.
They feel wave after wave of dread and fear and their stomach gives out on them.
Some people feel pain shooting down their legs while others feel their fingers and toes going numb.
Most of the people feel that they are going to have a heart attack and are going to die soon.
Now that you know what a panic attack feels like you can very well imagine that it is extremely awful, and emotionally weakening.
Immediately after their first such attack people find themselves at a doctor's chamber or even a hospitals emergency room, prepared to hear the worst possible news about their health.
The funny part is that often in these situations people are not happy to hear that they don't have any life-threatening disease or condition like a heart attack.
This is because the next question in their mind is that if they are really fine then what was the dreadful thing that they just experienced and is it now going to be a regular part of their life.
It is very difficult to exactly describe a panic attack as the symptoms, intensity and time duration of such attacks vary from person to person.
It is an emotional nightmare.
A person experiencing a panic attack feels that he is in an escalating cycle of doom and catastrophe and that something dreadful is going to happen.
Many people also feel that their heart is racing like a race horses and they are going to have a heart attack.
Others believe that they are losing control over themselves and fear that they might do something embarrassing in front of others.
They start breathing quickly, panting and grasping for air and feel that they will suffocate from lack of oxygen.
The symptoms of a panic attack are quite pronounced and real, and so the experience can be quite traumatizing.
On top of this, there is always a nagging uncertainty about when the attack could strike next.
A typical panic attack generally takes it peak intensity very quickly.
This can be the most distressing experience of a person's life.
The symptoms of an attack can last for anywhere between half an hour to several hours.
The after effects of a panic attack are very painful.
People usually experience a sinking feeling of helplessness and depression.
An unknown fear starts to haunt them as they don't know when or where the next attack will be.
Friends, family and your doctor play an important part in such cases.
It is very important that the doctor is able to diagnose the attack from day 1 or else the sufferer could bounce around from one doctor to another for years without knowing what happened to him or her and without experiencing any relief.
Indeed, in such cases it becomes more and more frustrating for the sufferer and the problem only worsens.
These attacks can be because of a stressful condition, action of certain drugs or other negative life conditions.
It is very important to recognize the factors that trigger an attack as avoiding such situations are an important part of the copying process.