Panic attacks
What is a Panic Attack?
Panic attacks are episodes during which a person is overcome by feelings of intense fear, as well as a pounding heart, sweatiness, dizziness, weakness or faintness. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, panic attacks can occur anytime, even while sleeping. When a person has panic attacks repeatedly, it is believed that he or she has panic disorder.
Panic disorder is a very treatable mental illness, but if left untreated can develop into agoraphobia – fear of open spaces. This occurs when a person starts to avoid places and events where he or she has experienced a panic attack.
What are the symptoms of a Panic Attack?
During a panic attack, a person may look flushed and feel chilled – and may believe they are having a heart attack, losing their mind, or are on the verge of death. Other physical symptoms of a panic attack can include:
• Tingling/numbness in hands
• Nausea
• Chest pain
• Smothering sensations
• Feelings of unreality
• Impending sense of doom
• Fear of losing control
How can The Treatment Center Help?
With our full staff of dedicated, experienced mental health professionals, The Treatment Center is equipped to handle your panic disorder. We can prescribe medications and provide you with psychotherapy – and, perhaps most importantly, walk with you on your journey toward improved mental health.
We can help you.
Please contact us at 877-392-3342 for a free confidential assessment and discussion of the different options available to you.
