How Panic Attacks Work
Submitted: Apr 7, 2008 - Out of nowhere, you feel absolute terror. Your heart races and you can't catch your your breath. Everything seems unreal. Are you losing your mind? No, you're having a panic attack.
When you are having a panic attack, your body mysteriously triggers the fight-or-flight response when no danger really exists. Basically, you get the same sensations you might get if you heard a burglar break into…

