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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…

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