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Does everyone have panic attacks in the same way? Are panic attacks different for everyone?

Profile: WorkInProgress11
WorkInProgress11 on Oct 24, 2016
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Yes! Panic attacks can present in very different ways for different people. And the symptoms people experience can vary as well. There are many, many symptoms that accompany panic attacks and not everyone experiences all of them, usually just a combination of several.
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Profile: RainbowAtHeart
RainbowAtHeart on Feb 13, 2017
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Panic attacks are defined by a limited set of possible symptoms, duration, and time they peak, but the severity and combination of symptoms differs from person to person, as do triggers.
Profile: SrtaStonem9
SrtaStonem9 on Feb 13, 2018
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I think a panic attack usually has the same symptoms but each person can feel it one way or another, the goal is learn to manage them.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jun 22, 2020
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The symptoms of a panic attack my vary from person to person. Individually, each person's reaction to panicking will be different, even though there is a set list of broad, common symptoms. For example, common is elevated heart rate. That doesn't mean everyone will have an elevated heart rate but enough people do to make it pretty certain that you will. Just like people respond to anything in a different way than someone else, panic attacks are the same. No two people respond to any stimulus the same way even if there are commonalities among them. Hope this answers it!
Profile: Originalsky777
Originalsky777 on Nov 7, 2017
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People often experience similar sythoms but not everyone's panic attack are exactly the same different things trigger different people in different ways
Profile: FromDrewWithLove
FromDrewWithLove on Feb 26, 2018
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They're usually somewhat different for everyone, but there's a lot of common ground. There are typical things that come up the most in panic attacks for most people, but there are differences here and there, usually based on intensity. For example, some feel loss of control before experiencing physical symptoms. Others feel physical symptoms first, then start panicking about those symptoms. They can also vary based on triggers. I personally feel pain in the heart and rapid heartbeat before breathing problems or shaking; others are the opposite, and vice versa. Panic attacks can vary from person to person, but there is a lot of common ground.
Profile: SarahInCanada
SarahInCanada on Feb 26, 2018
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There are symptoms that are common, but everyone experiences them differently. For example, symptoms can include: hyperventilating, sweating, shaking, stuttering, chest pain, and more. Person A may primarily experience chest pain and hyperventilating, while Person B may experience shaking and stuttering. Everyone experiences panic attacks at different levels of intensity too. Symptoms and intensity can vary from situation to situation too. So, in short, while some symptoms overlap, no one experiences panic attacks in the same way.
Profile: Enigmatica
Enigmatica on Jun 4, 2018
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Panic attacks depend on each person. While one person might just want to curl up in their room and need to hyperveltilate for a bit, another person might need someone to hold around them for a while. Again, there are some people who then again feel the need to throw up, while others doesn't. The way we handle panic differs from person to person. Symptoms usually goes around the same (Dizziness, Hyperventilating, feeling trapped, can't think etc..), there are differences such as extreme nausea. While my ex dealt with panic attacks he had to just let everything out and threw up, while I just needed to curl up in a ball, having someone who comforted me.
Profile: YouReason
YouReason on Jul 17, 2018
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I don’t believe everyone experiences panic attacks in the same way. Everyone has had different experiences.
Profile: MidnightRaven999
MidnightRaven999 on Aug 7, 2018
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I think everyone experiences panic attacks slightly differently, but because we have a definition of what they are, most people describe them similarly enough that it can be defined.
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