{"id":656,"date":"2021-10-04T02:11:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T02:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/NSHEALTHBLOG2-729440008.ap-southeast-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/healthblog\/?p=656"},"modified":"2026-02-06T10:15:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T02:15:40","slug":"having-anxiety-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nowserving.ph\/blog\/having-anxiety-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Am I Having An Anxiety Attack?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Am I having an anxiety attack?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anxiety is often a key response to stressors in the environment. It is a response that can lead to self-preservation. However, when one has persistent worry and fear that is out of proportion to the situation at hand, or for a prolonged period, then one may consider a possible diagnosis of anxiety disorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the symptoms and types of anxiety disorder?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anxiety disorder includes symptoms of restlessness, inability to sleep well, irritability, fatigue, muscle tension, and difficulty concentrating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many types of anxiety disorders, depending on how long the symptoms have been happening and their causes. When symptoms of anxiety, such as a constant fear of something terrible happening without an apparent reason, persist for more than six months, then one may consider the possibility of having generalized anxiety disorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There may be obvious triggers for some types of anxiety disorders. For example, social anxiety disorder is triggered by speaking in public or interacting with strangers. Separation anxiety disorder causes symptoms when a person is away from home or loved ones. Some may have specific phobias, like closed spaces, crowds, or public transport. However, there are times that these symptoms simply come without warning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Symptoms of panic attacks:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When anxiety disorder symptoms escalate in intensity out of proportion to the stressors, it may become a panic attack<\/a>. Strictly speaking, the DSM-5 does not recognize the term \u201canxiety attack,\u201d but this may be interpreted as increased intensity of symptoms of worry, distress, or fear. The onset of intense anxiety can result in a panic attack. Still, a panic attack can also come out of the blue without a particular trigger. Repeated panic attacks are known as panic disorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n