Increasing anxiety and stress today paves the way for the development of panic attacks in people. About one tenth of people experience a panic attack at least once in their lifetime. Panic attacks recur in a significant number of them, and life becomes very difficult because the person is afraid of having a panic attack. Due to excessive anxiety, people cannot concentrate on their work and their work performance decreases, and they are also afraid of mixing with people. Expert Psychiatrist Dr. Hakan Karaş talked about the negative effects of panic attacks on people and the way they are treated.
- Anxiety and Stress Lead to Panic Attacks
Anxiety , anxiety and stress have become a part of everyday life. Anxiety, which prepares the person for difficult situations, is a natural reaction of our body and usually does not require professional help. Intensification of anxiety leads to panic attacks, which are accompanied by intense physical symptoms in many people. Palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, tremors, sweating and numbness are general symptoms of anxiety. However, in a panic attack, these symptoms are both severe and accompanied by fears of losing control, fainting and death. Panic attack patients, whose general anxiety level is very high, avoid going out and mixing with people, or taking the bus or subway, due to the fear of having a panic attack. The social life of these people, who are unable to do most of the activities they could do before, is also restricted.
- Going to Work Turns into a Nightmare
Panic attack disease. A person with this condition feels as if their life is out of control. Due to their excessive anxiety, these people have difficulty concentrating on their work and their professional performance gradually deteriorates. Going to work sometimes becomes a nightmare for panic attack patients. The overlap of all these problems, under the influence of feelings of inadequacy and helplessness, pushes people into depression.
- Hassy and Hectic People Are at Risk
Although anxiety causes symptoms such as palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness and tremors in many people, it is easier for this situation to turn into a panic attack in people who are predisposed. Especially people who are under intense stress and have difficulty coping with stress Individuals, those who are hasty and fussy, those with other anxiety disorders, and those with certain physical diseases such as thyroid disease, experience panic attacks more often.
- They Live with the Fear of Harm to Their Bodies
Misinterpretation of physical symptoms during a panic attack makes the person even more anxious. For example; The person experiencing heart palpitations during a panic attack thinks "I'm having a heart attack" and at that moment his blood pressure normally shows a temporary increase, "I have hypertension" strong> or because high blood pressure is accompanied by dizziness, they interpret this as "I'm having a stroke". Since these people often carry a blood pressure monitor with them and constantly measure their blood pressure, their anxiety increases and their blood pressure is measured to be really high. Thus, their distorted thoughts that their bodies will be harmed by this vicious circle are strengthened. Those who have panic attacks with the fear that something will happen to their bodies often apply to emergency services, internal medicine and heart diseases departments. Their fears of something bad happening to them or of death are often not assuaged. The problem of these people becomes chronic because they seek solutions in medical branches other than psychiatry or non-medical solution possibilities due to their physical fear. Sometimes, those with panic attacks try to self-medicate with the information they get from the internet. These wrong treatment searches not only make the problem chronic, but also can lead to alcohol, substance and drug addiction.
- Panic Attack is Different from Fear and Can Be Treated
If it becomes unexpectedly severe If you are experiencing anxiety, if you cannot control your anxiety, if you think of dying, losing your mind or fainting along with your anxiety, if you are constantly afraid of the next attack, if your daily life is becoming increasingly limited and it negatively affects your work life, you may also have a panic attack disease. Although there is a common belief to the contrary; Panic attack disease is one of the psychiatric disorders that can be best treated with psychotherapy and safe medications. People with panic attack symptoms should not seek unnecessary treatment. They should definitely consult a psychiatrist directly without wasting time with their work.
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