The 7 Best Hacks to Stop Your Panic Attacks

Many emotionally healthy and intellectually astute individuals can be brought to their knees by symptoms such as sudden periods of intense fear that may include a feeling that something terrible is going to happen, shaking, palpitations, sweating, numbness, shortness of breath, or numbness. What they are probably experiencing is a panic disorder. Related to, but not exactly the same as an anxiety attack a panic disorder is characterized by unexpected and reoccurring symptoms such as those described above.

The maximum degree of symptoms and occur anywhere and within minutes. One of the great challenges of having this condition is there may be ongoing worries about having further attacks and the psychological need to avoid places where attacks have occurred in the past.

The cause of panic disorder is unknown though it does seem to run in families. Risk factors may include emotional stress, smoking, environmental, and genetic factors as well as a history of child abuse.

Generalized anxiety disorder — You feel unrealistic, excessive tension and worry and with little or no reason.

Social phobia — also called social anxiety disorder, this is when you feel self-conscious and overwhelming worry and about everyday social situations. You obsessively worry about self-consciousness and others judging you or of being embarrassed or ridiculed.

Panic disorder — You feel intense, sudden, fear that brings on a panic attack.