Panic attack is a fairly common phenomenon, the main sign of which is a sudden attack of severe anxiety, excitement. But why do such attacks occur at all?
The most common causes of panic attack
Very often, a person who has suffered a panic attack has a heartbeat, chills, sweating, a feeling of lack of air, and fear of a possible death. In the most severe cases, a person ceases to control himself, can scream, call for help, although there is no danger. Experts believe that people who are most prone to panic attacks are overly suspicious, as well as too responsible, who attach too much importance to the opinions of others, are afraid to make a mistake, to get into an awkward position. They often think that they are losers, that those around them are waiting for their first oversight in order to ridicule them. As a result, increased nervous tension sooner or later leads to a breakdown, which takes the form of a panic attack. So-called perfectionists can also fall into the same situation, that is, people who treat themselves with increased severity, who are used to bringing any business to perfection, and therefore are often subject to stress, overwork.
In addition, a panic attack can be a kind of "memory" of the body about a severe traumatic situation in which a person had previously been. The mechanism of this phenomenon is still not well understood.
Experts also believe that a hereditary predisposition plays a large role in the likely development of a panic attack. If a person’s family had highly suspicious, fearful and hysterical people who were inclined to interpret almost nothing as universal tragedy, then it is very likely that he will behave in the same way.
Finally, changes in the hormonal background, deviations from the norm in the work of some organs (heart, endocrine glands) play a large role in the development of a panic attack.