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Anxiety
and Panic attacks
Anxiety
is a normal reaction to stress. It helps one
deal with tense situations in the office, study harder
for an exam, keep focused on an important speech. In
general, it helps one cope. But when anxiety becomes an
excessive, irrational dread of everyday situations, it
has become a disabling disorder.
Panic attacks
are sudden surges of overwhelming fear that
that comes without warning and without any obvious
reason. It is far more intense than having anxiety or
the feeling of being 'stressed out' that most people
experience. One out of every 75 people worldwide will
experience a
panic attack at one time in their lives.
In any given year, about 1/3 of American adults have at
least one panic attack; most of these adults
never develop repeated panic attacks. This startling
data means that anxiety attacks and panic
attacks
are the most common emotional disorders and are more
common than bipolar disorder, OCD schizophrenia, PTSD,
ADHD, phobias, alcohol abuse or depression. Anxiety
and panic attacks also has the lowest rates - about
21% - for seeking help and finding it. Sadly these
numbers are on the rise every day.
We, at The Anxiety Panic Attack Resource Site,
invite you to take your time and read the
comprehensive information we have gathered over the
years so you can make an informed decision as to the
best course of treatment that would best fit you.
The mission of AnxietyPanic.com is
to educate patients, families, caregivers and the
community about anxiety and panic disorders in order to
relieve suffering, instill hope, and improve lives.
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You are out living your day to the
fullest... walking in the sunshine, reading
a great novel, cooking a special dinner and
you are stricken by an irrational and
intense terror.... Nothing in the
outside world has changed, but your heart is
racing, your mind is filled with anxiety,
you start to tremble, you're having
trouble breathing, and you feel a threat of
impending doom.
Why
do I have panic attacks?
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 The
symptoms of
panic attacks
- raging heartbeat
- difficulty breathing, feeling as though you 'can't get enough air
- terror that is almost paralyzing
- nervous, shaking, stress
- heart
palpitation, feeling of dread
-
dizziness, lightheadedness or nausea
- trembling, sweating, shaking
- choking, chest pains, distress
- fear, fright, afraid, anxious
- hot
flashes, or sudden chills
- tingling in fingers or toes ('pins and needles')
- fearful that you're going to go crazy or are about to die
Read more...
Anxiety Attack Statistics
Prevalence of Anxiety
disorder:
approximately 2.4
million Americans (NIMH)
Prevalence Rate:
approx 1 in 113 or 0.88%
or 2.4 million people in
USA
Incidence (annual) of
Panic disorder:
1.7% of US adults
annually (NIMH)
Incidence Rate:
approx 1 in 58 or 1.70%
or 4.6 million people in
USA
Incidence
extrapolations for USA
for Anxiety disorder:
4,624,000 per year,
385,333 per month,
88,923 per week, 12,668
per day, 527 per hour, 8
per minute, 0 per
second.
Lifetime risk for
Panic disorder:
3 million Americans
(NIMH); 1.6% adults
(USSG)
Prevalence of Anxiety
disorder:
Anxiety disorder strikes
between 3 and 6 million
Americans, and is twice
as common in women as in
men.1
Incidence of Panic
disorder:
About 1.7% of the adult
U.S. population ages
18 to 54 - approximately
2.4 million Americans -
has anxiety panic
disorder in a given
year. 2
Prevalence of Anxiety
disorder discussion:
Approximately 2.4
million American adults
ages 18 to 54, or about
1.7 percent of people in
this age group in a
given year, have anxiety
disorder. 3
In
the United States, 1.6
percent of the adult
population, or more than
3 million people, will
have anxiety panic
disorder at some time in
their lives.4
Prevalence statistics
about Anxiety Panic
disorder:
The following statistics
relate to the prevalence
of Anxiety Panic
disorder:
1.
excerpt from Panic Disorder: NWHIC
2. excerpt from Facts
about Panic Disorder: NIMH
3. excerpt from The
Numbers Count: NIMH
4. excerpt from
Understanding Panic Disorder: NIMH
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