If you’ve ever wondered about the
power of our minds over our bodies, then a panic attack is an excellent
illustration of how powerful our thinking is over the mechanics of our bodies.
There are a range of physical
symptoms our mind can generate all around our bodies. As everyone is different,
you may not experience all of the following even in a full panic attack.
However if you experience several of these together, it is likely you are having
a panic attack
A feeling of
light-headedness or dizziness. This is often at the beginning of the
attack. You can feel a little like you’ve had a few glasses too much to drink
or a sense the room is shifting, a little, around you. There maybe a rushing
sound in your ears as the blood moves away from your brain causing you to feel
like you may faint.
Difficulty in breathing.
Your throat feels as if it has a large lump in it and it hurts to swallow. Your
chest tightens and constricts and it’s difficult to take deep, slow breaths. It
feels as if you’ve just been sprinting for a few kilometers and you need to
catch your breath.
Your heart rate increases.
Your pulse becomes faster and fluttery and, sometimes, a little uneven.
Your heart is thumping against your chest and you are unable to slow it down,
even if you are sitting still.
Hot flushes. Your face
feels flushed and it feels almost as if you have a high temperature. You can
also feel nauseous, as if you are trying to fight off an infection.
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Waves of
anxiety. The anxious feelings rise and fall through the attack as you
struggle to regain control. As each wave comes it becomes a little more
intense.
Unable to
stop unwanted thinking. The inability to keep control of your thinking;
struggling to manage where your thoughts go. Your thoughts may skip from normal
everyday concerns to imagined fears, fantasizing the very worst outcome of
whatever you are battling. It can run as a loop inside your mind, repeating the
very thoughts you lease enjoy.
Feeling
disconnected from reality. You’re unable to reconcile the way you feel with
what is actually happening. Often part of you can know what you are thinking
isn’t correct, and it’s too much, but you still can’t stop. It’s like there is
two of you inside your mind; one stable and sensible and the other losing it -
and the sensible one can’t shout the panicking side down.
Feeling
out of control. Panic attacks are in the main a loss of control. From your
physical manifestation of panic to your thoughts, you lose the ability to
manage the way you think and act. The problem is that much of the effect is
internal, so while you may be deathly panicked inside, with your heart racing
and your mind going all over the place, your physical body can remain
completely still. It’s like panic is running a marathon inside your body, and
you can’t work out how it can escape.
Many people
confuse the sense of panic with having a heart attack. The sensation can feel
What Are the panic's Physical Signs ?
What Are the panic's Physical Signs ?
What Are the panic's Physical Signs ?
What Are the panic's Physical Signs ?
