To be afraid from time to time is inevitable. Whether it is caused by the near miss of an almost car accident or a very sick friend in the hospital, everyone will occasionally feel fear. But when fear is felt almost continuously or seemingly for no valid reason at all, it constitutes a disorder. This is often called a panic attack. Panic attacks should not be ignored. They need to be examined seriously. A panic attack can be an unbearable, even incapacitating experience. Fear, whether warranted or... 

We all get that feeling in the pit of our stomach when we are about to do something new and challenging. Your heartbeat quickens and you may start to feel clammy, or sweaty. This happens because we have an innate ‘fight or flight’ reflex inherited from our ancestors. We get a sudden rush of adrenaline which prepares us for the dangers ahead. If you are prone to having panic attacks, then you will know that you get these feelings multiplied by a hundred. The walls start to close in and you can’t... 

Anxiety attacks can have too debilitating effects on people who suffer from them. In fact, it is a torture even to see someone get anxiety or panic attacks. This is a condition which emerges due to excessive thinking and botheration about something specific and can eventually transpire into anxiety attacks. The people who get panic attacks can get them at any point of time. They can suffer from sudden bouts of panic attacks mostly when they are outside the realms of their comfort zone. Often, they...