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Causes of Panic Attacks

What causes panic attacks? The short answer is, panic attacks are caused by the activation of the "fight or flight" response in an individual, otherwise known as anxiety.

So the underlying causes of panic attacks are usually nothing more than anxiety. Anxiety, while uncomfortable, is rarely physically harmful, however elevated anxiety levels can, over time, contribute to very serious and even life-threatening illnesses.

Anxiety is defined as a state of fear, a reaction to a "threat." And it doesn't matter of the "threat" is real or imagined, the anxiety, panic attacks and accompanying symptoms it causes can be equally severe.

Those who have never experienced a panic attack cannot be expected to understand the intense fear of the experience, or the physical symptoms panic attacks can cause: chest pains, dizziness, double vision, breathing difficulties, tightness of the chest, excessive yawning, trouble swallowing, tingling in the extremities, unexplained muscle soreness, and many, many others.

That's why it is recommended to seek help from someone with personal experience with panic attacks and their causes.

One of the most frightening aspects of panic attacks is the feeling of "losing control." It is these "control issues" that ALL panic attack sufferers must learn to deal with in order to overcome the panic attacks.

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Key to understanding the causes of panic attacks is the understanding of how control issues cause an individual to obsessively reach for greater and greater control over their environment. When they are unable to achieve a comfortable level of control...Bam!

It is this inability to adjust to a comfortable level of "control" which causes panic attacks. It is a psychological reluctance to "let go."

This is why The Easycalm Anxiety Coaching Series gives so much time and attention to exercises and practical concepts that reduce this obsessive over-reaching for control. There are both physical and mental exercises that will train you to respond very differently in these situations, reducing the causes of panic attacks before they get started.

Learning to turn the mind outward is of the utmost importance and is a big part of recovering from panic attacks and learning to eliminate their root causes. Watch our Free Anxiety treatment Video here to discover how you can stop panic attacks from occuring in your life.


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