Panic attacks are a manifestation of extreme anxiety. Anxiety is a common condition and a normal reaction when feeling scared or threatened. Panic attacks are very distressing. Common symptoms of a panic attack are rapid heart beat, pounding heart or palpitations, shaking, choking sensations or lump in the throat, sensations of smothering or shortness of breath, dizziness or unsteadiness, fear of losing control or going crazy, numbness or tingling sensations in the face, extremities or body or even feeling unreal or dreamy.
At Cavendish Psychotherapy London, our therapists will help you explore the anxiety, and its origins that lie behind the panic attacks, so that you are better able to understand the meaning behind them and so gain control over them.
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