How Panic Attacks Begin

Everyone has different triggers to cause a panic attack. Usually it is a stimulus in the environment like a sound that our brain has correlated to something traumatic. Sometimes, a panic attack can be triggered with just a small jolt of caffeine.

Our amygdala sends a distress signal to the hypothalamus therefore forewarding this distress signal to out autonomic nervous system. These chemical messages engages our body and prepares it to take defensive action.

The symptoms of a panic attack varies from person to person but they include:

• pounding heart
• shortness of breath
• light-headedness
• sweating
• trembling
• nausea
• tingling or numbness of fingers and toes
• an overwhelming sense of impendin...