What are the main symptoms of panic attacks?

panic attacks is a form a anxiety disorder which mostly occurs without a sign and you are under stress. you feel your body incomfortable, you begin to breathe heavily, feel your heart beats faster, begin sweating, shivering, your mind only thinks about catastrophic ideas, you believe you would die oder get an heart attack. you dont understand your body, why is he so different to normal situations. something you get an blackout, you can not thing clear anymore. you have an tunnel-view. only see the possible hazardous facts and dangers. it is a vicious circle, every thing gets more extreme, until you leave maybe the situation or fainted away...

It is different from everyone but the typical symptoms are: "Racing" heart. Feeling weak, faint, or dizzy. Tingling or numbness in the hands and fingers. Sense of terror, or impending doom or death. Feeling sweaty or having chills. Chest pains. Breathing difficulties. Feeling a loss of control.

Based on my personal experiences (either by witnessing or having one myself) - Syptoms of panic attacks may/can vary depending on situations and individuals own fears, triggers, etc... Some may include, but are not limited to; Finding it hard to breathe and or quickness of breaths/shallow breathing, increased heart rate, dizziness, nausea, stomach ache and/or stomach knot, numbers and/or tingling in hands and/or feet, overwhelming feeling of dread and/or confusion, tightness of the chest, feeling the need to run away/"flight" (part of the fight or flight feeling), lack of social acceptance (feeling the desperate need to get out of public and/or social setting immediately)

Panic attacks can take different forms in different people, and it's important to recognize that what constitutes a panic attack might not look the same in everyone. It can look like hyperventilating, shaking, sweating, fast breathing. Some people experience flashbacks to traumatic events, or are triggered by certain things or people that remind them of previous trauma. Panic attacks can also be triggered by high anxiety levels. Some people experience panic attacks as increased levels of aggression or defensiveness towards others, or it may feel more like depression. The attacks usually are described as intensely emotional, scary, and feeling like they may last forever. Others describe the attacks as bringing a feeling of doom, or impending death. These are all very serious and should be treated as seriously as seriously as a physical health ailment. Mental health is extremely important.

The symptoms of a panic attack varies from person to person. All I can do is to tell you about my symptoms. First, my mind will start racing. Then my heart will pick up the pace and then I will start having trouble with my breathing. This is not good for an asthmatic person. Then, my body will start shaking really hard and I will start moving fast, like I'm in a big rush. I will clench my jaw then pull on my shirt. When I get like this, I have to sit down and have no contact with anyone. What it does to me mimics a temper tantrum, when I'm actually not mad. Like I said, it's different for everyone.

One of the most common thoughts during a panic attack is feeling like you are going to die, however, I don't neccessarily experience that (luckily) when I have one. In my case it gets very physical. I get nauseous, my stomach starts hurting, I get really dizzy and will feel like I'm gonna pass out, I always cry and get can't stop, I'll get a weird feeling in my chest, my heart starts beating really fast and I'll have trouble breathing. The thought that keeps going though my head is 'it's never going to be okay again, everyone hates you and you did everything wrong'. Afterwards I always have a really bad headache and I get really exhausted. Please remember that everyone experiences a panic attack in different ways. Mine is very physical, but you might experience completely different symptoms.