The Signs and Symptoms of Panic Disorder.

Clinical  diagnosis of panic disorder requires that a person  have at  least  four  panic attacks in four weeks, or  have  a  single attack  and  be consumed with worry for a t least a  month  about when the next one is going to occur.

According to The  American Psychiatric Association an  attack must include at least four of the  following  suymptoms:

• Shortness of breath or a smothering sensation
• Dizziness or feelings of faintness
• Heart pappitations, accelerated heart reate
• Heperventilation
• Sweating
• Choking
• Nausea, abdominal distress
• Depersonalization (the feeling of being outside one's body)
• Numbness or tingling in the hands or feet
• Hot flahese or chilss
• Chest pain or discomfort
• A fear of dying from any of the above symnptoms
• A fear of going crazy or beingout of control.

If you feel like this is you, seek professional help!

Source:  The  American Psychiatric Association's  Diagnostic  and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition Revised.

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