Priscilla Warner, 70, suffered her first panic attack at the age of 15. Back then, nobody had a word for what she was experiencing, and therapy wasn’t on anyone’s radar. Her doctor prescribed Librium ...

Not everyone is armed with the knowledge of how to deal with anxiety and calm down. But recognizing anxiety symptoms and ...

According to the Cleveland Clinic, close to 11% of the American population suffer from panic attacks, a scary and sudden, intense episode of fear or anxiety that peaks within minutes, characterized by ...

Whether it's dreading an important presentation at work or the frustration of sitting in an endless queue of traffic, stress has become an unwelcome part of everyday life. But a simple one-minute ...

When panic strikes, it can be difficult to know what to do. The feelings elicited by panic and panic attacks can be so intense that they can knock us off kilter and make us feel like there isn’t much ...

I assumed they were a fluke. I ignored them until my mid-30s, when I started waking up with intense chest pain several nights ...

Six million adults in the United States struggle with a diagnosed panic attack every day. Millions more will have a panic attack today. Panic attacks are scary: Your heart feels like its beating out ...

People report that panic attacks make you feel like your going to die. Your heart races, chest tightens, hands tingle, and overwhelming dread convinces you something catastrophic is happening. Yet ...

It happens all at once—your heartbeat becomes a jackhammer, your body closes in on you like a corset. The dizziness, shortness of breath, and catastrophic thoughts are so formidable, you think you ...

Pam's Colecovision was her babysitter, from the age of 4 or 5, but the family only had one game. Over and over, hour after hour, she'd climb and jump through the three levels of Donkey Kong. But the ...