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Anonymous
April 24th, 2022 12:13pm
This can depend on one's personal experience, as well as the things that may trigger anxiety attacks. This also depends on how long an attack lasts. Every situation is different; some people may experience anxiety attacks of different magnitudes and durations every week, whereas others may go years between attacks. The important thing is to learn how to recognize and manage anxiety attacks.
It always depends. Sometimes I'm more prone to anxiety attacks, especially if I haven't slept well or exercised much or kept a stable diet. I used to experience anxiety attacks almost everyday when I wasn't exercising regularly or eating right, and going to school for something I didn't care to study and was not skilled at. It was a stressful time. Now I only experience them about one every 2 weeks and only when something very stressful happens. It's not much and very manageable.
Panic attacks are common, up to 35% population experience panic attack. Many people have just one or two panic attacks in their lifetimes, and the problem goes away, perhaps when a stressful situation ends. But if you've had recurrent, unexpected panic attacks and spent long periods in constant fear of another attack, you may have a condition called panic disorder. Because of these physical symptoms, anxiety sufferers often mistake their disorder for a medical illness. Anxiety can occur when a person fears that something bad is going to happen. Often the first attacks are triggered by physical illnesses, major stressors, or certain medications.
It is absolutely dependent on the person. Some people can have them more than once a day to others only having 1 in their lifetime.
The frequency of anxiety attacks depend on the person and there sitaution and what triggers them .
Anonymous
April 21st, 2018 12:04pm
There is no 'usually', it varies for every different person and their condition. Some might have an attack twice a day while others might have two a year. Everybody is different.
A persons peak anxiety is usually triggered when the mind believes that something is happening that makes us believe we are in danger
Anonymous
April 24th, 2018 8:16pm
It is honestly on a person to person basis, different things can trigger anxiety attacks so it really boils down to the situation.
Anonymous
April 24th, 2020 9:07am
I don't think there is a usual frequency, tobe honest. It mainly depends on how bad your anxiety is, and in which circumstances you are. I personally had two in two years, but a friend of mine has one a week, and my partner used to have at least one panic attack a day, some days even more. I know ost people have one or twoof them in their lives, but if you're having one every month or more frequently you should dig deeper into it.
I'm not a doctor, so this is what i can say urely based on my experience, but I hope it helped. Have a good day!
It completely depends on your life situation and the way your brain copes with stress. Anxiety attacks also must not be confused with panic attacks, which are completely different. For some, panic attacks are more common, while for others, anxiety attacks are more common. A lot of people haven't even had one of either. It truly depends on how you cope with stress and trauma, because every human brain does that differently. For a typical adult working a 9 to 5 office jo that is simply replying to emails without much to no home stress, anxiety attacks will be less common. But with a teenager who is suffering an abusive relationship, panic and anxiety attacks will be a lot more frequent, because their brain cannot handle the stress.
Anxiety attacks are usually generated by any situation your body and brain may find alarming. Depending on your circumstances and how severe your anxiety is, anxiety attacks can be very frequent or only happen once in a while. Everyone experiences anxiety attacks for different reasons, different triggers of these attacks may be specific to just one person. When I was younger, my anxiety largely revolved around unfamiliar situations when I was separated from my parents, but the attacks or episodes would different in severity based on the specifics of a situation. If you are just beginning to understand your anxiety, you may discover different situations that give you these attacks along the way when you least expect it. You now have a name to give this response. Of course, with learning about your needs in relation to mental health, you can also begin to develop a repertoire of coping mechanisms that work for you.
I have been dealing with anxiety attacks since I was a teenager. It started with things like taking tests. I would legitimately sweat and have gastrointestinal issues and tightness in my chest. Unfortunately they they thought it was all self induced and it went untreated until I was in my 20s. My anxiety attacks would come at least 3 to 4 times a day it would last between a half an hour to two hours at a time. After I was diagnosed with bipolar and anxiety disorder and they got me on the right medications my anxiety attack attacks started decreasing slowly. With therapy and anxiety medications I would get upwards near two a day. Since I was diagnosed with anxiety disorder in 1995 with every 5 to 10 years my anxiety levels have decreased and increased at various times. For me I noticed that my anxiety attacks were far worse when I was dealing with any kind of drama or when any of my children were sick. I had breathing techniques and meditation that helped but when that didn’t work I would take my anti-anxiety medication. But sometimes I would still have up to three a day after years and years of treatment. Now after 25 years And much therapy I have learned how to meditate and decrease my attacks to 2 mild cases a day usually only having one and sometimes I can breathe through it and meditate through it and other times I need to take medication. For everyone there is a different trigger. Seeking help is the first step. Patience and mindfulness and the desire to help yourself is key. Don’t wait until they completely take over your life. Ask for help.
From experience, I feel like they can vary depending on the challenges faced that day. A couple years ago, I would have multiple anxiety episodes a day and they would vary in severity and impact. Others were low-key and manageable, and others felt like the world was crashing down on me and I had no place to go. To make the anxiety attacks less frequent, I would highly suggest looking into our anxiety support groups and communities and learning about the diverse ways you can help cope with them and hopefully help reduce them! From breathing techniques to types of therapy to even self-care activities, there's something for everyone!
Anonymous
March 18th, 2020 11:31pm
Every person is different. Everyone has different experiences with anxiety and anxiety attacks. Some times anxiety attacks happen every day or more and other people experience anxiety attacks only once a month, while other people experience them once or twice a week. No two people are the same and anxiety takes on many different forms and symptoms. Anxiety attacks can be very mild and go unnoticed or be more sever and be very easily spotted. I sometimes have two or three panic attacks in one day depending on the day and what is going around me. Other times I have one a couple times a week.
There is not one answer as to how frequent one get anxiety attacks. It varies from person to person. You first have to factor in the feeling or reason behind the anxiety attack. What was the person doing during the onset? What where they doing before? Once that is figured out you need to find out ways to help that individual cope. Give them other coping skills to get them to come back down from the anxiety attack rather that is deep breathing, or meditation. Once that is done and you figure out the cause you can find ways to combat that.
Most i get anxiety in the night or when i am tired. There not real trigger, it comes and go. Of course it has everything to do with my past. But i get sometimes an anxiety attack out of nowhere. I may not complain, some have it much worse. Now with the Corona virus this dont help for the ones that have anxiety, specially if they have to stay home in quarantine. Fresh air and a walk in nature can help so much. I have the chance to live in nature so even with the quarantine going on i can have a small walk outside and meet nobody at all
My anxiety attacks are infrequent. They have been slowing down as I get older. I used to have them often, as in many times a week. That was when I was living with my family, which was anxiety-producing. Now, my anxiety is maybe a few times a month at the most. Now, it's more money or safety-related. As those things intensify, my anxiety seems to respond similarly. As those things calm, my anxiety seems to quiet. The attacks come when high running anxiety is becomes out of control and spills over into my waking thoughts all of the time.
It really depends on the person. Anxiety has a lot of different disorders under its belt. Some people may experience anxiety attacks as often as multiple times a day, while others will only experience one or two in their entire lifetime. For those with any anxiety disorder, the frequency of anxiety attacks is likely to be higher. Monitor the activity of anxiety attacks and find out if there are triggers that begin these attacks and also the frequency of them. If you're concerned about the frequency or intensity of an attack, discuss your concerns with a licensed professional and seek help.
Anonymous
April 10th, 2020 4:01pm
It entirely depends on a person's mental state and environment around him/her. A depressed or anxious person is more vulnerable to get anxiety attack more frequently even for a small issue. usually from few times a week on normal level to few times a day on extreme level, if they can work on their response to situation they can control it but its not that easy for a person with anxiety. if they cant control it anymore medication and therapy will definitely help them to fight anxiety. and change in environment will usually help for some people, and physical exercise has good results as wll.
The frequency of anxiety attacks varies. I've gone through times where I had several a day. Most often I would have anxiety attacks a few times per week. At one point I was lucky to only have a few per year -- and some years none at all. Currently, I am having anxiety attacks a few times per month, but not every month.
Medication prescribed by your psychiatrist or primary care doctor can possibly help.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) can also help.
There are fee worksheets online, or you can work with a therapist (most therapists are doing video and telephone therapy right now because of CONVID-19).
Anonymous
June 13th, 2018 1:35pm
Anxiety attacks happens to people all the time. You are not alone in this. Some people get more of it, others are less. However, it is important to understand what is happening when your anxiety pops up. It is how we view it and how we handle them as well. Sometimes, all we have to do is just take a few deep breathes to just calm our minds down.
Anxiety attacks frequency depend on person to person and from situation to situation. When we find ourselves experiencing lots of anxiety attacks this is when we know we need to gain control again. Anxiety attack form because of a vicious anxiety cycle that hasn’t been broken yet. It can be difficult to break it but important to allow yourself to gain control. Instead of worrying about having another anxiety attack we can say to ourselves “ it is okay to feel anxious I am in control I can overcome this “ more often this can actually make us feel less anxious and break the anxious cycle because of the positive affirmation.
Anonymous
May 11th, 2018 8:18pm
They depend greatly on different people. Some people have them multiple times a day, some people only a few times a month. some people even have them only few times a year.
I don’t think that there is a set frequency to anxiety attacks , but rather a pattern - in my case I get anxiety attacks when i am more stressed than normal, such as a deadline or when I am dealing with an unusual family situation which I cannot control. But in hindsight one would say that they are frequent under those circumstances the anxiety attacks are pretty frequent since one can be In a state of stress or anxiety for quiet a long period thereby creating the conditions resulting in the anxiety attacks. That being said each case is different as it is set off by different triggers causing the anxiety attacks, whether it be due to depression or some other underlying cause.
Anonymous
May 31st, 2018 11:46am
It can be very frequent or may not be.
It usually depends on the situation.
I have seen instances when people get anxiety attacks 3-4 times to instances where people don't get it even once in the entire month.
Anonymous
June 7th, 2018 12:23am
It depends on the person. Some people get them everyday some get them once a year. Usually it depends on what gives them anxiety for example if someone gets panick attacks all the time maybe it is because the color orange makes them terrified and if they see that color a lot they get a lot of panick attacks.
Based on my personal experience, anxiety tends to hit the worst when you’re in anxiety inducing situations. And that’s obvious of course, but what I mean by that is I’m a lot less anxious when I’m at home in bed than I am when I’m around certain people. I think they happen more frequently the more that you’re putting yourself in situations you aren’t completely comfortable with. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t ever leave your comfort zone or try anything new or meet new people. It just makes it harder and it’s something you have to work on everyday.
Well, it depends. At first, I used to have attacks once a month or so. But at some point, I started getting them on an almost weekly basis. I used to get them at night just before I sleep for some reason. And throughout the day, I'd know that I'm gonna have it. I've never understood why this happened. Each attack used to last about 10-30 minutes. Fortunately, I haven't had an anxiety attack in a long time now. I think the worst thing was trying to hide the attacks, because I don't have my own room in my house.
It varies from person to person, everyone gets anxious about different things and different situations trigger anxiety for different people. Some people have them everyday, others only once a year. Personally, I deal with them maybe about once a month. There are medicines and different relaxation treatments that can help you control and deal with these anxiety attacks no matter whether they occur once a year or once a day. Don't be afraid to reach out and ask for help controlling your anxiety. It really does vary per person and putting a number on it wouldn't be very accurate as everyone is different.
Everyone is different and there is no answer to how many times someone may have a panic attack. The best thing to do is to try to learn your triggers and keep track of what is happening in your life. Learn some coping skills and don't be afraid to reach out for professional help! You are not alone in this!
Anxiety is a normal reaction to danger when you feel threatened, under pressure, or are facing a challenging situation. But when anxiety attacks occur continuously, it can be overwhelming, terrifying and random, often for no clear, apparent reason. Anxiety attacks usually occur suddenly and without warning. Commonly, anxiety attacks last for between 5 to 30 minutes. Rarely, panic attacks can last up to an hour or more. The number of anxiety attacks will depend on the severity of the condition. Some people have anxiety attacks once or twice a month, while others have several times a day or week.
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