How Do You Help Someone Having A Panic Attack?
• Understand what a panic attack is. A panic attack is a sudden attack of extreme anxiety. It can occur without warning and for no obvious reason. The symptoms are listed under the tips sections of this article. In extreme cases, the symptoms may be accompanied by an acute fear of dying. Although they are quite distressing, panic attacks are not usually life-threatening and can last from 5 – 20 minutes. It is important to note that the signs and symptoms of a panic attack can be similar to those of a heart attack. Do keep this in mind. No one has ever died from a panic attack ever. It arouses the body to a peak level of excitement which makes the person feel not in control of him or her self and this is due to the fact that the mind is preparing for a false fight or flight mode. In every case the body is in a state of high alert and the body takes over to help the person face or run from the preceived danger real or not. The hormones cortisol and adrenaline are released from the adrean
