There are so many different things that can promote a panic attack. You could start feeling sweaty, cold, or even sick to your stomach in the beginning. When these start to subside you could start to feel your heart beating fast, get a shortness of breath, or even have choking sensations along the way. Whatever the case may be, there are several different reasons why this occurs and it’s our job to help you understand them all. Even if there are more serious events that leave you with thoughts of fear and terror along the way, it’s important to understand as much about it as possible.
However, you might have even had a panic attack earlier in life and didn’t know it. This is do to not understanding how they work. Then again, when you grow older you are more accustomed to assess any situation either before, during, or after it happens. While it may seem like everyone around is talking about your situation, more times than not it is all in your head.
What it comes down to is that panic attacks have a negative effect on your life. Your family members may feel as though you’re distant have something to hide, or just worry about everything. Unfortunately they are not as informed as they should be and often times it results in other issues towards you down the road. Did you know that caffeine is one of the main contributors to panic attacks? Just cutting out half of your normal intake can help control future situations.
Others will get their panic attacks from simply driving to and from work. A major culprit is claustrophobia, which some individuals hate being in closed spaces for long amounts of time. In this case all it could take is a traffic jam for you to start going haywire and experience a panic attack. This transfers your thoughts from the road and only about escaping the situation.
Listen, we have met with a handful of people over the phone and in person who have experienced this kind of panic attack. One person is paralyzed from the waste down because she was in a hurry to get out of the car and was racing down the road to get home. She ended up running a red light and t-boning a family who had three people die (2 of them were children). Please don’t sit there and think it can happen to you, because it can. So just pull over the car.
A lot of women experience panic attacks when they are going through menopause. A lot of it has to do with the hormonal changes that are occurring in the body. A lot of women may feel like they are losing something precious and dear to them knowing that they can no longer conceive children, and that can create lots of anxiety. The hormonal changes that occur even afterward can leave the menopausal woman feeling vulnerable, confused, and hopeless.
Another one of the symptoms of panic disorder that is very common are those that occur during pregnancy, especially in first time mothers. Worry over the delivery of the baby is a big fear factor in most pregnancies. Women want to know if their babies are going to be okay. They are afraid of things like still birth, dying, and complications from an epidural. Some women experience high-risk pregnancies and have loads of health complications along the way. All of these things create very unnecessary anxiety and stress that inevitably lead to panic attacks.
Honestly, it’s really too bad we can’t just say, “All you need to do is take this and you’ll be better.” Instead, we have to help you to understand that little things like doing deep breathing exercises, relaxing, and understanding your thoughts is the only way to help. Another good release is to exercise or write in a journal. If you can do these things and control the situation better, your life will thank you for it when it’s all said and done. No one can live a happy life if they experience panic attacks and don’t understand them. In the end, you just won’t know when it’s going to happen again, which could lead you into another one. Don’t let the circle continue.
