If you are a person who suffers from panic attacks or knows a person who suffers from panic attacks than you can understand how the extent of this disorder can overrun your life.
Panic attacks can occur at any time and in any place.
Some of the symptoms of an attack that you may be already familiar with are a racing heart, erratic breathing, trembling, hot flushes, chills and sweating.
It is one thing to know the symptoms of this disorder and how it affects you, but what is more interesting is what triggers these attacks? What exactly are the main causes of panic attacks? Genetics Though it may seem unusual that a disorder like this can pass down the family line there has actually been research that indicates that panic attacks can pass down through genetics.
Panic disorder can pop up in the family line just like how certain facial features and eye colouring can pass down through family members.
Individuals who do have this condition in their family might be more susceptible to having attacks occur during their lifetime.
Some times panic or anxiety attacks may not occur in your family but other emotional disorder are present such as depression.
All In The Brain Biological causes such as abnormalities in the brain can also trigger an attack.
One of the contributing causes that can occur is post-traumatic stress, which can then lead to having an attack.
Biochemical abnormalities can stimulate the adrenal system, which is generally activated in all of us when we feel threatened or in danger.
This 'fight or flight' response if over activated can cause extreme panic and agitation.
Stressed Out One thing to note is that panic attacks rarely happen when there are no challenges present, you are in a fantastic mood and life is going smoothly.
They occur when you are stressed, threatened or under more pressure than normal.
Extreme states of stress and agitation can be the result of a major or sudden change in your life like a death, an accident or even the separation of one of your loved ones.
Addictions Although many people can refuse a night out with the promise of some booze to smooth all those worries away, alcohol can actually be a contributing factor to this disorder.
Being intoxicated or having withdrawal symptoms from drugs or other substances due to excessive consumption has show to also trigger an attack.
Environment Sometimes this disorder can occur in certain situations.
You may have a fear of heights and being in an environment where that fear is present can cause an attack.
Some other common fears are social situations and closed spaces.
These phobias can heighten the feelings of stress and anxiety.
Panic attacks can occur at any time and in any place.
Some of the symptoms of an attack that you may be already familiar with are a racing heart, erratic breathing, trembling, hot flushes, chills and sweating.
It is one thing to know the symptoms of this disorder and how it affects you, but what is more interesting is what triggers these attacks? What exactly are the main causes of panic attacks? Genetics Though it may seem unusual that a disorder like this can pass down the family line there has actually been research that indicates that panic attacks can pass down through genetics.
Panic disorder can pop up in the family line just like how certain facial features and eye colouring can pass down through family members.
Individuals who do have this condition in their family might be more susceptible to having attacks occur during their lifetime.
Some times panic or anxiety attacks may not occur in your family but other emotional disorder are present such as depression.
All In The Brain Biological causes such as abnormalities in the brain can also trigger an attack.
One of the contributing causes that can occur is post-traumatic stress, which can then lead to having an attack.
Biochemical abnormalities can stimulate the adrenal system, which is generally activated in all of us when we feel threatened or in danger.
This 'fight or flight' response if over activated can cause extreme panic and agitation.
Stressed Out One thing to note is that panic attacks rarely happen when there are no challenges present, you are in a fantastic mood and life is going smoothly.
They occur when you are stressed, threatened or under more pressure than normal.
Extreme states of stress and agitation can be the result of a major or sudden change in your life like a death, an accident or even the separation of one of your loved ones.
Addictions Although many people can refuse a night out with the promise of some booze to smooth all those worries away, alcohol can actually be a contributing factor to this disorder.
Being intoxicated or having withdrawal symptoms from drugs or other substances due to excessive consumption has show to also trigger an attack.
Environment Sometimes this disorder can occur in certain situations.
You may have a fear of heights and being in an environment where that fear is present can cause an attack.
Some other common fears are social situations and closed spaces.
These phobias can heighten the feelings of stress and anxiety.
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