Panic Health Feed

Fear, anxiety and stress can often lead humans to either escape the situation or fight it by defending themselves. But there are other behaviours that humans turn to when they are under stress. This is not unnatural at all; we all face it at some point in time. What s more, even dogs revert to the four F's when under stress. Let us find out what are they and also how to deal with them.

Fight - Fighting back is the natural reaction, which we turn to when we want to defend ourselves. Sho...more

In today's fast-paced world, the number of cases of teenagers with serious mental health problems like anxiety disorders has quadrupled. An anxiety disorder affects the thinking, feelings as well as the behaviour of a young person. It's important to seek professional help if one sees any of the warning signs of anxiety disorder in a youngster. Most of the normal anxiety issues are short-lived and the feelings may last for a few hours. However, an anxiety problem becomes an anxiety disorder when ...more

Fear is a very crippling feeling, which you might have to go through at various situations of life. You might be scared of heights, darkness, and public speaking, even scared of being lonely. Fear is very difficult to overcome as it can debilitate you and render you useless. Even if you cannot be superhuman, you can at least aim to be someone who can confront his/her fear and render the fear useless. Here are a few tips on how you can confront your fear:

1. Breathe: Breathing slowly and...more

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Drug-free treatment takes time

Panic disorder is a serious condition that can strike without any reason or warning and the symptoms last for about 10 minutes, such as; a fear for imminent death or losing control, chills, numbness of toes or fingers, stomach ache problem or nausea, trembling, dizziness, chest pain, shortness of breath and difficulty in breathing.

Over time, a person with panic disorder develops a constant fear of having another panic attack, which can affect daily functioning and general quality of li...more

Being away or oblivious to social media is synonymous to not following the herd. Social media probably is no more the latest fad; it is the given code to take a deeper look into the present age. The rewarding fact about social networking sites is their ability to transport us to people and places millions of miles away from us. This epoch with its dictates of overproduction and maximum utilization of labor, snatches away the boon of communication. Social media gifts us with easy communication an...more

Life in the modern day is characterised by working at a frenzied pace. This leaves people feeling burnt-out and without motivation. A lot of people feel their life is spiralling out of control. Such emotions result in attempts to escape the present narrative of life and start afresh. Sometimes it is the best decision to start from scratch because it allows us to lay the foundations of a happier and healthier life.

Starting over, however, is a challenge for most people. The burden of exp...more

Stress is the physical or emotional response of the body to an internal or external stimulus that upsets the equilibrium of the body. The stress hormones which are secreted in animals only during starvation, childbirth or torture are secreted in human beings all the time.

Medically, the mental or emotional aspects of stress are exceedingly important. Unhappiness, shock, illness, fear and much else can cause stress, which in turn can make people vulnerable to so many different illnesses ...more

Fear is a very crippling feeling, which you might have to go through various situations of life. You might be scared of heights, darkness, and public speaking even scared of being lonely. Fear is very difficult to overcome as it can debilitate you and render you useless. Even if you cannot be superhuman, you can at least aim to be someone who can confront his/her fear and render the fear useless.

Here are a few tips on how you can confront your fear:

1. Breathe: Breathing slowl...more

Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by reoccurring unexpected panic attacks. Panic attacks are sudden periods of intense fear that may include palpitation, sweating, shaking, shortness of breath, numbness, or a feeling that something really bad is going to happen.

How do we know the symptoms are of panic disorder?

Panic disorder symptoms are primarily centered around panic attacks.

Panic attacks often consist of a pounding heart, sweatiness, a feel...more