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Panic Attacks:
Most (but not all) people with agoraphobia experience
frequent panic attacks. A panic attack is period of intense
fear, usually lasting about ten minutes or so (but sometimes
longer), in which you have at least four of the following
symptoms:
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palpitations, pounding heart, or accelerated heart rate
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sweating
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trembling or shaking
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sensations of shortness of breath or smothering
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feeling
of choking
-
chest
pain or discomfort
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nausea
or abdominal distress
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feeling
dizzy, unsteady, lightheaded, or faint
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feelings
of unreality or being detached from oneself
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fear of
losing control or going crazy
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fear of
dying
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numbness
or tingling sensations
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chills
or hot flashes
Panic attacks are a torturous emotional and
physical experience. Most people who have even one panic attack
will go to any length to avoid having another one, the
behavior by which agoraphobia can develop.
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