Category Archives: Panic

Panic Attacks To grasp what panic attacks are like, picture the following: as you are walking upstairs, you suddenly notice weird sensations in your body. Your heart begins racing and a dread fills your stomach. Your chest is rapidly tightening up. Breaths of air don’t seem to come quickly enough as a horrible fear takesContinue reading “Panic Attacks”

Avoidance in Panic Disorder Have you heard of the fight or flight response? In a nutshell, when your mind perceives danger, a variety of systems across your mind and body leap into action. These systems prepare your entire self in incredible ways to ‘fight’ or ‘flee’ the danger (or lesser discussed possibilities like ‘freezing’). TheContinue reading “Avoidance in Panic Disorder”