Apr 3
Why Does One Get Panic Attacks?
Panic attacks are the initial steps leading up to panic disorder and a good number of people are affected by this problem. It is estimated that 2 of all American adults will experience at least one panic attack. Anxiety causes panic attacks and they are often confused with each other, but where anxiety is somewhat gently simmering, panic attacks are sudden, violent, and temporarily disable the victim of doing anything, especially coping with them. There is a wide range of factors that causes panic attacks and they are so random that it is impossible to establish a cause-and-effect relationship, especially in light of the fact that panic attacks happen even when the victim is sleeping. Whatever causes panic attacks, the duration of one can be anywhere from half-an-hour to a whole day. Initially, a particular situation that causes panic attacks need not be linked to them permanently. However, if left untreated, every panic attack acts as a reinforcement that gradually increases the phobia associated...