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How To Survive a Panic Attack

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Before I start I want you to know what a panic attack is, and here is how our dear friend Wikipedia describes it: Panic attack s are episodes of intense   fear  or apprehension   that  are   of   sudden   onset [1] and of   relatively   brief  duration .   Panic attacks usually begin   abruptly , reach a peak   within   10 minutes, and are   mainly  over within 30   minutes .   Panic attack Classification and external resources In case of a  person   experiencing  a panic attack, attempt  to calm and reassure them. ICD - 10 F 41.0 ICD - 9 300.01 MeSH D016584 1. Really this should be the golden rule, and that is simply "Don't Panic!" and  "Follow the lights leading to your nearest exit in an orderly fashion". If only life were so simple? That we could control that sense of dread, fear, foreboding, cold sweats, heightened blood pressure and heart rate, that sin...