viceroygirl:

grandpagrunge:

theres a huge difference btwn panic attacks and anxiety attacks. i keep seeing people use panic attack to refer to anxiety attacks and as someone who experience panic attacks it’s just not cool to see it being marginalized in that way.

the difference is:

anxiety attack –>   people may feel fearful, apprehensive, may feel their heart racing or feel short of breath, but it’s very short lived, and when the stressor goes away, so does the anxiety attack.

panic attack –>   doesn’t come in reaction to a stressor. it’s unprovoked and unpredictable. during a panic attack the individual is seized with terror, fear, or apprehension. they may feel that they’re going to die, or lose control or have a heart attack. they have a host of physical symptoms which may include chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, nausea.

Source: Cathy Frank, M.D., Director, Outpatient Behavioral Health Services, Henry Ford Hospital

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    huh.. with this description of them… most of my presumed anxiety attacks have been panic attacks. Good post, op

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    Yeah thanks for adding this because panic attacks definitely can be induced by a stressor lmao. PTSD causes panic...

41. shoefaced-gemini said: I’m honestly not sure what I have then. Mine fit most of the descriptors for the second one but I don’t feel like I’m *going* to die, but more like I need to die.
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