Panic attacks can be terrifying − both for the person experiencing them and for people close by witnessing their occurrence. What's more, experiencing panic attacks may be more common than some people ...

It begins in a quiet way-a fast beat of the heart, a squeezed chest, breath that gets short all of a sudden. Out of nowhere, you're not just worried, you're sure something is very wrong. You may think ...

People who experience panic attacks often exhibit specific patterns. Understanding those patterns is an essential step in improving one's response.

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 ...

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 ...

I was 16 the first time I woke up feeling like I was dying. My chest was tight and burning, and I struggled to catch my breath. I looked around the room: Radiohead posters on the walls in the glow of ...