A panic attack is the abrupt onset of intense fear or discomfort that reaches a peak within minutes. Breanna Spriggs, a licensed counselor and clinical director at The Family Tree counseling center in ...

Panic attacks can be frightening, for the person experiencing them and for you, the one who wants to help. A panic attack feels overwhelming, like everything is spinning out of control. The heart ...

Mental health isn’t always easy to decode. Sometimes a moment of terror can feel like reality itself is coming apart. Other times, the world really does start to ...

It happens all at once—your heartbeat becomes a jackhammer, your body closes in on you like a corset. The dizziness, ...

A panic attack feels overwhelming, like everything is spinning out of control. The heart races, breathing becomes hard, and the body feels frozen or shaky. For someone in this situation, even a small ...