How are panic attacks linked to anxiety and depression?
It’s easy to get into the cycle of constant anxiety, wondering when the next panic attack will happen. It’s like you have to keep your guard up to protect yourself and that can be exhausting, debilitating and anxiety provoking. And it’s easy to see how that can eventually lead into depression, especially with the thought of never getting better and never being able to do what you once did without thinking about it. Everything is planned, everything has to be done on a good day though not planned too far ahead to cause prolonged anticipation of it all going horribly wrong. It’s a no win situation and very depressing. What are some common ways of dealing with or treating panic attacks? The usual way if you go to your doctor is to be prescribed anti-depressants and often tranquilizers. While this can give you a much needed ’time out’, it may not be the answer as the fear could return when they are stopped. I don’t think it is so much the withdrawal from the drugs though that is a factor f
