Panic attack disorder
Many Americans suffer from a panic attack disorder, or an inability to get ahold of one’s emotions and mind no matter what the breathing or meditation technique you try is. For some a panic attack disorder can strike at any time, but for most, it’s a simple matter of eliminating your risk factors.
And the number one risk factor is alcohol.
Consuming alcohol does a number of things to the body. You’re logy, you can’t think straight, eventually you get a little giddy. Drink even more, and you can have blackouts, you can throw up, you can end up dancing naked on the bar. Seriously, I’ve seen it happen.
But no matter how much or how little you drink, one thing that alcohol always does is deplete your vitamin-b reserves. And your vitamin-b reserves are what regulate your mood. Without those reserves, you will, invariably, suffer from a panic attack disorder. That’s why if you plan on drinking a fair amount, you should always keep vitamin-b supplements handy. They can help prevent that day after drinking panic attack disorder where you lay in bed staring at the ceiling wondering “oh my god, did I really do/say/have sex with that?”
Of course there are other types of panic attack disorder events, and wikipedia desribes a typical panic attack disorder here:
Panic attacks are very sudden, discrete periods of intense anxiety, mounting physiological arousal, fear, stomach problems and discomfort that are associated with a variety of somatic and cognitive symptoms. The onset of these episodes is typically abrupt, and may have no obvious triggers.
Although these episodes may appear to be random, they are a subset of an evolutionary response commonly referred to as fight or flight that occur out of context. This response floods the body with hormones, particularly epinephrine (adrenaline), that aid it in defending against harm. Experiencing a panic attack is said to be one of the most intensely frightening, upsetting and uncomfortable experiences of a person’s life.
According to the American Psychological Association, the symptoms of a panic attack commonly last approximately thirty minutes. However, panic attacks can be as short as 15 seconds, while sometimes panic attacks may form a cyclic series of episodes, lasting for an extended period, sometimes hours. Often those afflicted will experience significant anticipatory anxiety and limited symptom attacks in between attacks, in situations where attacks have previously occurred.
Panic attacks are commonly linked to agoraphobia and the fear of not being able to escape a bad situation. Many who experience panic attacks feel trapped and unable to free themselves.
