Managing Panic Disorder and Panic Attacks

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Is panic disorder a type of anxiety disorder?

Panic disorder is a type of anxiety disorder. It’s characterized by either recurrent panic attacks, an intense fear of these attacks, or both. In other words, some people with panic disorder have frequent panic attacks. Others might only have a few, but their intense fear of having another one interferes with their quality of life.

Is panic disorder a mental illness?

Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder that involves multiple unexpected panic attacks. A main feature of panic disorder is that the attacks usually happen without warning and aren’t due to another mental health or physical condition. There’s often not a specific trigger for them. Not everyone who experiences a panic attack develops panic disorder.

What is panic disorder & how does it affect a person?

Panic disorder can lead to serious disruptions in daily functioning and make it difficult to cope with normal, everyday situations that may trigger feelings of intense panic and anxiety. To be diagnosed with a panic disorder, a person must experience recurrent and often unexpected panic attacks, according to the DSM-5.

What is panic disorder?

Panic disorder is a type of anxiety disorder that is characterized by intense, recurrent, and unexpected panic attacks. Fear and anxiety can be normal reactions to specific situations and stressful events. Panic disorder differs from this normal fear and anxiety because it is often extreme, and may seem to strike out of the blue.

Do you have a panic disorder?

Many people have just one or two panic attacks in their lifetimes, and the problem goes away, perhaps when a stressful situation ends. But if you've had recurrent, unexpected panic attacks and spent long periods in constant fear of another attack, you may have a condition called panic disorder.

How does panic disorder affect a person?

Importantly, someone with panic disorder has a persistent fear of having another attack or worries about the consequences of the attack. Many people change their behaviour to try to prevent panic attacks. Some people are affected so much that they try to avoid any place where it might be difficult to get help or to escape from.

What Is Panic Disorder

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Panic Disorder Information

1. https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Panic
2. https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-au/home/quick-facts-mental-health-disorders/anxiety-and-stress-related-disorders/panic-attacks-and-panic-disorder