A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking because its trust is not on the branch but on its own wings. -Charlie Wardle Panic attacks represent the quintessential experience of extreme overwhelm and terror in which your body, within minutes, autonomically (or automatically) arouses and springs into action, believing all is not well in the world and danger is lurking nearby. If you've experienced one, then you know exactly what this feels like. If you haven't, then appreciating the experience of "dread" at full throttle in the absence of an identifiable "threat" will make you scratch your head, wondering how it can be possible for the nervous system to escalate so quickly and go into fear mode when there is no real danger or apparent cause. In contrast to anxiety, or anxious feelings, panic attacks are so insidious in that they can show up, uninvited, and certainly unwelcomed, at any time. Chronic Stress In a world of constant n...
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