 Panic Attack Triggers
Unfortunately, there are many thousands of people around the world who experience panic attacks every day.
Panic attacks symptoms can be very scary, and can also happen very quickly. The symptoms of a panic attack include various mental and physical feelings combined. These can include a sudden feeling of intense anxiety and fear. Or sometimes the sufferer may experience a rapid heart beat, shortness of breath, tightening in the chest, sweating and trembling. Often the sufferer will feel as if they are going to die. Attacks like this can be one of the most terrifying experiences a person can have.
A common trigger of a panic attack is life changes. And it may be surprising, but both good or bad changes in life can cause panic attacks. Good changes like getting married, buying a new house, or getting a dream job can cause anxiety that eventually leads to panic attacks. Likewise, bad things like getting a divorce, going into debt, or losing your job can also have similar effects.
Another common trigger of panic attacks is a lack of assertiveness, or general nervousness. Although one may think that keeping their fear and anger bottled up inside is polite, repressing feelings like these can actually contribute to full blown panic attacks. Not telling someone if you are upset, and continuousely burying these feelings, can bring about a panic attack.
Often, phobias from childhood can trigger panic attacks. For example, the person may see certain fearful and threatening circumstances and become anxious. It is commone for these feelings to stem from a frightening situation from childhood. These fears and negative feelings can then resurface in adulthood if the person is presented with a similar situation.
Sometimes things we eat and drink can trigger a panic attack. For example, drugs, smoking, or too much coffee drinking can increase the body’s heart rate, leading to a panic attack. Also, smoking withdrawal is known to lead to panic attacks in some cases. Also, it is well known that drinking too much alcohol can cause attacks, usually during hangovers, because the withdrawal symptoms cant start an attack.
It should also be noted that there are medical disorders that can commonly trigger panic attacks. For example, physical disorders like vitamin B deficiency because of poor diet can lead to anxiety, which in turn can triigger attacks. Also, psychological disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder are well known to contribute to panic attacks. Disorders, such as schizophrenia, depression, and agoraphobia are also common attack triggers.
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