When I have mini or normal panic attacks my heart rate increases, I get lightheaded with hot flushes and tingling sensation in hands. Why?
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A panic attack is when fight or flight is activated, but there’s no apparent danger. This can be overwhelming because your body is amped up to fight or flee something like a … bear attack … or a car crash
But it ends up being useless and you’re consumed with and overwhelming feeling of dread.
I used to suffer from them and someone told me to “imagine a huge dog on a leash that’s trying to bite you, and it’s right in front of your face, gnarling and gnashing … but even though it looks scary … it can’t hurt you, because it’s at the end of its leash”
I used that mental trick for years until they subsided. I still get them now and again but people don’t even notice it’s happening anymore
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight-or-flight_response
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