Panic attack is
triggered by an unusual bodily sensation.
Anxiety related
bodily sensations usually arise out of the blue and trigger intense confusion
and fear.
Common bodily
sensations are a pounding heart, tightness of chest or throat, shortness of
breath, a dizzy spell, and pins and needles.
Whatever the sensation, it is alarming and you
react with fear as you dread something bad is about to happen to your body. You
might wonder, “is this a heart attack?”
If you continue
to overreact with fear and confusion to the sensations you feel, your body’s
fight or flight response mechanism is switched on.
