Panic Disorder Symptoms
There is big difference between normal anxiety and panic disorder. Panic disorder symptoms can appear suddenly. No warnings, no reason, just there. Some of the panic disorder symptoms are physical and some are psychological.
You can feel a sudden surge of fear and/or nervousness. You may begin sweating and your heartbeat can increase. Some difficulty breathing can also occur. Eventually, if the panic disorder symptoms are not addressed, the person main fear will be that of another panic attack. Panic attacks greatly affect daily life. Quality decreases as well as your ability to perform normal activities.
Often panic disorder is does not appear out of the blue, but is preceded by alcoholism, drug abuse or depression.
Panic disorder symptoms may include:
- breathing difficulty. Shortness of breath.
- chest pain or pounding in your chest. Often the person thinks they are having a heart attack.
- terror
- dizziness
- trembling
- feelings of terror
- perspiring
- nausea
- numbness or tingling in hands and feet
- chills
- your fear of dying becomes pronounced.
Although these panic attacks may only last for about ten minutes, to some it is the longest ten minutes of their life.
Discover the #1 secret to stopping panic attacks. Eliminate panic attacks quickly and easily. Click Here for your FREE report.
It can reach a point where the person will refuse to go someplace that they have experienced these symptoms in the past. It corresponds to the fear of panic attacks in the future. Instead of addressing the disorder, they avoid it by staying away from the places that it happens.
When panic disorder symptoms present themselves for the first time, the person will usually head to the emergency room. There the doctors will tell them that there is nothing wrong. The next time it happens the scenario is repeated. It sometimes takes months to find a physician that does recognize the disorder for what it is. It isn’t until that time that help can be given.
These symptoms will normally occur in young adults. Middle aged adults have lower instances and rarely do seniors have their first episode at that part of their life. Women are affected more than men.
Stress is a normal part of living. There may be stress if you miss your bus, your children may be going off to college or someone in the family or a close friend is ill. Most people take these things in stride. There are some that have a tendency to “overreact” to the simple stressors in life. When they hear something negative they immediately internalize and wonder just how bad it is going to be. It is possible that they should avoid television shows about Nostradamus or news programs that are covering the stock market.
Instead of facing things as others people do, their reactions are so intense that often they will eventually be ignored by friends, coworkers and in some instances family. These would be extreme, but possible. Usually before it reaches that point, diagnosis is made and treatment is received.
While these may seem like the proverbial ostrich techniques, until panic disorder is under control, the person with it, will have a very difficult time digesting any type of negativity without believing they will be directly affected.