People with anxiety may already know what it's like to experience an anxiety or panic attack based on previous (scary) ...

I was 8 years old when the wrecking ball of doom came a-swinging. One minute I was riding my Huffy Sweet Thunder down the road, speed lifting my pigtails, adrenaline twisting the handlebars as I ...

I used to manage my anxiety when it appeared, and then I would be distracted from the emotion and feel numb, so I'd do a workout, and then overeat. It was a reactive approach to anxiety, and the ...

Mental health isn’t always easy to decode. Sometimes a moment of terror can feel like reality itself is coming apart. Other times, the world really does start to ...

Life gets super overwhelming. Maybe you notice your heart racing, or your thoughts spiraling and you just don’t know how to calm down. Or perhaps you've felt that intense urge to escape when emotions ...

That sudden chest pain hits without warning—your heart races, breathing becomes difficult, and fear takes over. In this terrifying moment, one crucial question emerges: is this a life-threatening ...

Mental health professionals explain that panic attacks in public spaces often feel more intense than those experienced at home. The fear of judgment, limited escape routes, and the presence of ...

My pen dragged diligently across my notebook in my undergraduate classes some years ago. "A panic attack usually lasts about fifteen minutes, the body can't sustain that activation for long." Still, ...