Panic attacks are real! They are a phenomenon which affects millions of people.
It is estimated that 6 million American adults suffer from this disorder and they are twice as common in women than in men.
It could hit anyone, anytime, without warning, and for no apparent reason.
It is characterized by a pounding heart, sweatiness, faintness, or dizziness.
Also, when a person have such an experience he/she usually will experience a sense of unreality, fear of impending doom, or a fear of losing control.
Also, there is a continual occurrence of these problems in individuals lives and so they are usually diagnosed as having panic disorders.
When they become severe in a person's life, they can develop into a phobia called agoraphobia- a fear of leaving the house.
Agoraphobia literally means a fear of the marketplace.
These individuals become afraid of going to any private place because they are afraid of having a panic attack in public.
Yet, people with agoraphobia fear more than just public or open locations; they have a fear of grocery stores, malls, other people's houses, church, concert halls, school, and sports arenas-just about everyplace except the safety of their own house.
Getting treated early for agoraphobia can often prevent the phobia from taking a stronghold of the person's life.
However, a lot people with a panic disorder may suffer for years without being properly diagnosed.
They just go on with their lives trying to deal with this problem other their own.
However, there is help for people suffering from the symptoms of the foregoing emotional disturbances.
For example, conventional treatments include medications or doing certain kinds of cognitive psychotherapy which help in the treatment of these two maladies of the mind and emotions.
It is estimated that 6 million American adults suffer from this disorder and they are twice as common in women than in men.
It could hit anyone, anytime, without warning, and for no apparent reason.
It is characterized by a pounding heart, sweatiness, faintness, or dizziness.
Also, when a person have such an experience he/she usually will experience a sense of unreality, fear of impending doom, or a fear of losing control.
Also, there is a continual occurrence of these problems in individuals lives and so they are usually diagnosed as having panic disorders.
When they become severe in a person's life, they can develop into a phobia called agoraphobia- a fear of leaving the house.
Agoraphobia literally means a fear of the marketplace.
These individuals become afraid of going to any private place because they are afraid of having a panic attack in public.
Yet, people with agoraphobia fear more than just public or open locations; they have a fear of grocery stores, malls, other people's houses, church, concert halls, school, and sports arenas-just about everyplace except the safety of their own house.
Getting treated early for agoraphobia can often prevent the phobia from taking a stronghold of the person's life.
However, a lot people with a panic disorder may suffer for years without being properly diagnosed.
They just go on with their lives trying to deal with this problem other their own.
However, there is help for people suffering from the symptoms of the foregoing emotional disturbances.
For example, conventional treatments include medications or doing certain kinds of cognitive psychotherapy which help in the treatment of these two maladies of the mind and emotions.