FAQs
If you or a loved one has panic disorder, you can find answers to many commonly asked questions here.
How can I tell if I’m just nervous or have an anxiety disorder?
Virtually every human can relate to symptoms of anxiety, nervousness or stress because everyone has experienced these symptoms at one time or another. Anxiety is actually a normal human experience, but for many people it becomes a problem. The main difference between normal anxiety and problem anxiety is in the source and the intensity of the experience and its hindrance in usual life functions.
Virtually every human can relate to symptoms of anxiety, nervousness or stress because everyone has experienced these symptoms at one time or another. Anxiety is actually a normal human experience, but for many people it becomes a problem. The main difference between normal anxiety and problem anxiety is in the source and the intensity of the experience and its hindrance in usual life functions.
What Causes Panic Disorder?
Several theories suggest panic and other anxiety disorders develop based on a complex interaction of biological, genetic, environmental and/or social factors and experiences. Learn about the genetic and biological theories, fight or flight stress response theory, suffocation false alarm theory and environmental sources believed to influence the development of panic disorder.
Several theories suggest panic and other anxiety disorders develop based on a complex interaction of biological, genetic, environmental and/or social factors and experiences. Learn about the genetic and biological theories, fight or flight stress response theory, suffocation false alarm theory and environmental sources believed to influence the development of panic disorder.
What Is Panic Disorder?
Am I experiencing the symptoms of panic disorder?
Am I experiencing the symptoms of panic disorder?
What Is a Panic Attack?
What are the symptoms of a panic attack?
What are the symptoms of a panic attack?
What’s the Difference Between a Panic Attack and an Anxiety Attack?
Is there a difference between an anxiety attack and a panic attack?
Is there a difference between an anxiety attack and a panic attack?
Can People With Panic Disorder Lead Normal Lives?
I was recently diagnosed with panic disorder and am having a lot of difficulty at work and socializing. Will I ever be able to have a normal life and do the things I used to do?
I was recently diagnosed with panic disorder and am having a lot of difficulty at work and socializing. Will I ever be able to have a normal life and do the things I used to do?
Do I have panic disorder?
I recently had what I think was a panic attack. Does this mean I have panic disorder?
I recently had what I think was a panic attack. Does this mean I have panic disorder?