Panic attacks and anxiety attacks are basically the same thing, and they are on the rise. Who knows whether it’s our modern more stressful way of life or not. Still, they are increasing and causing more and more people some serious grief.
Could you spot if you were having a panic or anxiety attack? Not a simple question to answer because symptoms can vary from the downright petrifying to almost unnoticeable. Symptoms could be a simple hot flush to a more terrifying racing heart and shallowness of breath.
I’m sure if you were having the latter symptoms you would be aware right now that you are having panic attacks and need help to stop them. But you could also be having mild symptoms and not even know it’s an anxiety related attack. Mild symptoms could be a sign that you are heading for something much worse sooner rather than later.
My wife had her first serious panic attack while out driving the car. Needless to say it wasn’t just the actual anxiety attack that frightened her but the fact she could have crashed and killed herself and others. It won’t do anyone any good to dwell on this type of scenario.
If you’ve been having a few strange moments lately, maybe even experiencing one or more of the following… Fidgeting, feeling irritated, hard to sleep, on edge or anxious or lack of concentration. Having any of these mild symptoms could be a warning sign.
But before you actually have a panic attack thinking about those symptoms let me put your mind at ease. There are many normal things that can cause symptoms like those. And none of them are anything to worry about. Lack of sleep may just be too much caffeine. Fidgeting may be uncomfortable clothing.
However if you think you may want to delve further and check out if you are a potential anxiety attack victim. Taking an anxiety symptoms test can give you a much clearer idea of your risk. The test involves answering yes or no to a few questions and adding your score up at the end.
Then you can make the choice to take further action or not. There’s an anxiety (panic) symptoms test here.