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What does it mean when you have anxiety attacks?

8 May 2010 4 Comments
Luna asked:


What does it mean when you get anxiety attacks, especially at the movies?

4 Comments »

  • im emo ur not haha said:

    It means you’re anxious.

  • Jesse said:

    too much stress I get them when I worry to much you just need to relax

  • Red said:

    I don’t know what it means but I read a book called “Hope and help for your nerves” by Dr Clair Weeks that helped me completely eliminate my panic attacks,

  • ooooapryloooo said:

    An anxiety attack is also called a panic attack .

    Panic attack has been described as an episode of intense fear or apprehension that is of sudden onset. The DSM-IV describes a panic attack as a discrete period of intense fear or discomfort in which (at least 4 of 13) symptoms developed abruptly and reached a peak within 10 minutes.

    the symptoms of a panic attack commonly last approximately thirty minutes. However, panic attacks can be as short as 15 seconds, while sometimes panic attacks may form a cyclic series of episodes, lasting for an extended period, sometimes hours. Often those afflicted will experience significant anticipatory anxiety and limited symptom attacks in between attacks, in situations where attacks have previously occurred.

    The effects of a panic attack vary from person to person. Some, notably first-time sufferers, may call for emergency services. Many who experience a panic attack, mostly for the first time, fear they are having a heart attack or a nervous breakdown. Experiencing a panic attack has been said to be one of the most intensely frightening, upsetting and uncomfortable experiences of a person’s life.

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