Members,
A panic attack is defined as a brief episode of intense fear and it is usually accompanied by physical symptoms that may include chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, or abdominal distress.
People who've experienced panic attacks describe experiences that are so overwhelming and terrifying that they really believe they are going to die, lose their minds, or be totally humiliated. These horrible things don't actually occur, but the chance seems very real to the person who is suffering the attack.
I hope that helps to clarify.
Panic as a disorder is marked by recurrent discrete episodes or full-blown attacks of extreme intense fear or dread.
Do not focus on assigning a specific label to your symptoms, focus on trying to document them as accurately as possible by filling in all the fields. This will give you a more accurate view of what your anxiety levels are doing and how much progress you are making as you go through the program.
For the panic scale, located on the symptom tracker, generally we represent 0 as no panic and 10 as being the worst panic you've ever experienced or equal to your worst panic episodes. If you had an attack, your panic scale would most likely be a 9 or 10. If you had generalized anxiety throughout the day, you would probably rate it as a lower number.
Does that help?
Maggie,
You can print off the workbook to go through it again or you can set up a new account. It's entirely up to you.
Danielle
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The PC Support Team
