Panic attacks can feel terrifying and sudden, often mimicking a heart attack. A psychiatrist explains what's happening in the body, when to seek medical help, and proven techniques to calm panic ...

A panic attack can feel overwhelming. Your heart races, your chest tightens, and it suddenly feels impossible to breathe. While these moments can be frightening, they don’t last forever, and there are ...

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As both an anxiety therapist and someone who has personally experienced Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), panic disorder, OCD, and agoraphobia, I’ve heard countless descriptions of anxiety and panic ...

I think there is a misapprehension that those of us in the mental-health field who write self-help books do so from a clinical distance and without personal experience with the content that we present ...

I was 16 the first time I woke up feeling like I was dying. My chest was tight and burning, and I struggled to catch my breath. I looked around the room: Radiohead posters on the walls in the glow of ...