A panic attack is a wave of sudden fear that triggers intense physical and psychological reactions and sensations. Debilitating, with immobilizing intensity.
Panic attacks can often strike out of the blue, without warning, and sometimes with no obvious trigger. Even when you’re relaxed or asleep.
Whatever the reason or trigger or even with a lack of a trigger, the reaction to the immediate panic response is one of which that triggers the body’s fight-or-flight response.
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