Panic attacks start suddenly, last about 10-15 minutes, rarely panic attacks can last up to 1 hour. Panic attack manifests itself with the sudden onset of fear, terror, and the fear of thinking that something will suddenly happen to you for no apparent reason. At the beginning of a panic attack, a sudden feeling of distress, tightness in the chest, heart palpitations, cold sweats, sometimes numbness, feeling dizzy, feeling like fainting, feeling physically weak and exhausted, as if a heart attack, brain hemorrhage, stroke, and fear of death are manifested. It is a brain disease. Sometimes, during an attack, the person may feel strange and strange about himself and/or his surroundings, and he may worry that he will go crazy or lose his mind. Due to these thoughts that come to mind and cause a feeling of terror, the person experiences some physical symptoms (physical symptoms such as heart palpitations, difficulty in breathing, feeling of breathlessness, sweating, hot flushes, tremors, etc.). The person who feels terrified is worried that a major disaster has happened to him and applies to hospital emergency services, but no physical illness is found in the examinations.
Since he has never experienced these fearful moments before, he begins to worry about the symptoms of panic attacks occurring again. Sometimes fears of having a panic attack in an unprotected place while out of the house can prevent people from leaving the house. The fear of having another panic attack leads the person into a dead end and the fearful waiting may begin. What if I have an attack on the bus? What if I have an attack at work and no one can help me this time? There are thoughts like this. If I have a panic attack in front of people, will they criticize me? Will they think I've lost my mind? Problems like this keep turning around in your mind. Sometimes he or she may even hesitate to consult a psychiatrist and get help.
This anxious wait disrupts the person's hormonal balance and may trigger new panic attacks. People around the person experiencing a panic attack try to help, but the advice they give is not enough to end the panic attack. The advice given can often disturb the person experiencing a panic attack even more and cause them to become withdrawn.
In Panic Attacks, the wrong advice given most often by our relatives is given.
-Psychologically, this will pass, don't worry about it. to your head
-You stick to your will Get out of your head, try not to think negatively
-make time for yourself, enjoy yourself, make a little effort
-stay away from stress.
The person experiencing a panic attack thinks about his/her thoughts after the attack. He is aware that it is meaningless. He knows that the thoughts that occur during a panic attack are not logical, but he cannot prevent these thoughts from coming during a panic attack. That's why it is essential for people experiencing panic attacks to get professional support.
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