Perhaps you are a person who knows just when you are going to have a panic attack — in the car, in large buildings. That can be good news and bad news, in that just because they may be more predictable, panic attacks are still very debilitating.
Even if you are predisposed to panic in certain places or situations, you likely experience “out of the blue” panic attacks like millions of adult Americans do each year.
The search for the reasons behind your panic can often be as difficult as the panic itself. Generally, we agree that stress underlies anxiety, and anxiety underlies panic.
If it were that cut and dry, managing stress and anxiety would eliminate panic attacks. Nothing is ever Read the rest of this entry »
