Sweaty palms, spinning head, racing heart and blocked lungs. That's how someone having a panic, or anxiety attack, describes the sudden, intense changes they go through. But now, a new device is ...
Mental health isn’t always easy to decode. Sometimes a moment of terror can feel like reality itself is coming apart. Other times, the world really does start to ...
It happens all at once—your heartbeat becomes a jackhammer, your body closes in on you like a corset. The dizziness, ...
I think there is a misapprehension that those of us in the mental-health field who write self-help books do so from a clinical distance and without personal experience with the content that we present ...
People report that panic attacks make you feel like your going to die. Your heart races, chest tightens, hands tingle, and overwhelming dread convinces you something catastrophic is happening. Yet ...
Not everyone is armed with the knowledge of how to deal with anxiety and calm down. But recognizing anxiety symptoms and ...
As both an anxiety therapist and someone who has personally experienced Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), panic disorder, OCD, and agoraphobia, I’ve heard countless descriptions of anxiety and panic ...
Panic attacks are often portrayed in dramatic ways, like someone clutching their chest, gasping for air, and collapsing in fear. But in reality, many people experience them regularly without realizing ...
One moment you’re going about your day normally, and the next your heart is pounding like it’s trying to escape your chest while your brain screams that something catastrophic is about to happen. Your ...