mindglobe
06-09-2016, 07:20 AM
Hi to everyone,
I would love to share with you some common mistakes I encountered through the web between anxiety and panic attacks, so I've decided to write an article to clarifiy this situation.
Many people stumble upon the situation in which they are more likely to go towards the wrong direction. What am I talking about?
I am talking about people who misunderstand the situation that they are living. Most people only get their situation worst because they don’t know the difference between anxiety and panic attacks. And, let me say this: knowing the difference is a big step towards a proper process of bad feelings’ management.
So, I decided to collect some thoughts from different doctors and experts in anxiety area in order to present you a complete list of things you should be aware of when experiencing a situation of anxiety or panic attack.
This article has then come up with a clarification of a subject that is probably the most misunderstood in the anxiety disorders field.
Let’s start our inspection for the main considerations about the difference between anxiety and panic attacks!
The first thought I would like to come up with, over six explanations, is the one offered by Lisa Klarner:
“Having personally experienced anxiety in my life, specifically social anxiety, I can help to shed light on anxiety and panic attacks. When someone experiences anxiety, they may have one or more symptoms such a racing heart, sweating, and trembling.
The symptoms can arise for a variety of reasons depending on the type of anxiety a person has. For example, generalized anxiety is related more to worrying and catastrophizing about everyday situations while social anxiety is focused more on having anxiety while in (or anticipating) social situations. The symptoms often start building up while the person simply thinks about the anxiety-producing event or circumstance. People usually have one symptom that is more problematic than another. If the anxiety symptoms are bad enough, an individual with anxiety will often avoid what they are worrying about (e.g. going to the store).
A panic attack, instead, involves multiple (usually 3 or more) intense symptoms occurring at the same time. The panic attack could occur because of a previously diagnosed anxiety disorder or could be related to “Panic Disorder“, which is another anxiety disorder not yet mentioned. A person may be diagnosed with Panic Disorder when they begin to stop living life the way they want due to fear of having a panic attack. The focus of the “disorder” is on the fear of having a panic attack. This doesn’t usually happen after one panic attack, it generally builds up over time.
When explaining the difference between anxiety and panic attacks, it’s real that the panic attacks are often a root cause of anxiety. The two usually go hand in hand and it seems that perhaps if a person doesn’t have anxiety, there wouldn’t be panic attacks. However, there is evidence that panic attacks could occur “out of the blue” and, as a result, cause a person to develop anxiety.”
To have a look at other experiences and definition, see the complete list of testimonials and explanations by experts here: Difference between Anxiety and Panic Attacks (http://mind-globe.com/difference-anxiety-panic-attacks/).
I would love to share with you some common mistakes I encountered through the web between anxiety and panic attacks, so I've decided to write an article to clarifiy this situation.
Many people stumble upon the situation in which they are more likely to go towards the wrong direction. What am I talking about?
I am talking about people who misunderstand the situation that they are living. Most people only get their situation worst because they don’t know the difference between anxiety and panic attacks. And, let me say this: knowing the difference is a big step towards a proper process of bad feelings’ management.
So, I decided to collect some thoughts from different doctors and experts in anxiety area in order to present you a complete list of things you should be aware of when experiencing a situation of anxiety or panic attack.
This article has then come up with a clarification of a subject that is probably the most misunderstood in the anxiety disorders field.
Let’s start our inspection for the main considerations about the difference between anxiety and panic attacks!
The first thought I would like to come up with, over six explanations, is the one offered by Lisa Klarner:
“Having personally experienced anxiety in my life, specifically social anxiety, I can help to shed light on anxiety and panic attacks. When someone experiences anxiety, they may have one or more symptoms such a racing heart, sweating, and trembling.
The symptoms can arise for a variety of reasons depending on the type of anxiety a person has. For example, generalized anxiety is related more to worrying and catastrophizing about everyday situations while social anxiety is focused more on having anxiety while in (or anticipating) social situations. The symptoms often start building up while the person simply thinks about the anxiety-producing event or circumstance. People usually have one symptom that is more problematic than another. If the anxiety symptoms are bad enough, an individual with anxiety will often avoid what they are worrying about (e.g. going to the store).
A panic attack, instead, involves multiple (usually 3 or more) intense symptoms occurring at the same time. The panic attack could occur because of a previously diagnosed anxiety disorder or could be related to “Panic Disorder“, which is another anxiety disorder not yet mentioned. A person may be diagnosed with Panic Disorder when they begin to stop living life the way they want due to fear of having a panic attack. The focus of the “disorder” is on the fear of having a panic attack. This doesn’t usually happen after one panic attack, it generally builds up over time.
When explaining the difference between anxiety and panic attacks, it’s real that the panic attacks are often a root cause of anxiety. The two usually go hand in hand and it seems that perhaps if a person doesn’t have anxiety, there wouldn’t be panic attacks. However, there is evidence that panic attacks could occur “out of the blue” and, as a result, cause a person to develop anxiety.”
To have a look at other experiences and definition, see the complete list of testimonials and explanations by experts here: Difference between Anxiety and Panic Attacks (http://mind-globe.com/difference-anxiety-panic-attacks/).