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Who is Likely to Be Victimized by Panic Disorder?

When a person walking through the forest runs across a venomous snake or some other dangerous animal, his/her normal respond would be to scream and to run away from the beast as quickly as possible.

If the identical feelings of fear and horror occur with no valid reasons and if they occur in a perfectly safe surroundings (while walking on the street or enjoying a football game at the local stadium) you do not have to be an expert to realize that something is not right with your health. Witnessing more than one of such episodes in a short time frame (a few days or weeks) can be a sign that the person has developed panic disorder.

At the very early stages the victims become very frightened and baffled. The non psychological signs of panic disorder which might include palpitations, nausea, shortness of breath, dizziness, excessive sweating, jelly legs etc. make the patient to believe that something totally different is happening inside their bodies. Sufferers usually seek help at the wrong places. They visit a whole range of various doctors undergoing numerous checks and tests because they are convinced that the problem is with their heart, lungs, blood pressure and so on. The mental health expert is usually last on their list to visit.

While going through the panic attack patients might believe that they have some kind of the uncurable condition, they are going to die on the spot, going crazy or to lose their mind. Panic attack may occur every time when the victims find themselves in a particular environment or it can just happen without a visible reason regardless of the situation. A decent number of people suffering from panic disorder also develop agoraphobia (fright of wide-open or crowded surroundings from which in a case of panic attack would be hard to run away or to seek and obtain help.)

Panic attacks can even strike while sleeping. Hot weather also plays a role in panic disorder because victims experience more panic attacks during the warm summer days. The main reasons for this are that warm weather accelerates pulse, stimulates dizziness and dehydration. Also, during these days people are more likely to spend their time outdoors so there is a much higher prospect of running into unacquainted and unpleasant situations and surroundings.

Although the real causes of panic disorder are unknown, some researches have concluded that some groups of people are more likely to develop this disorder than the rest of the population. This group includes people who are shy by nature and whose tendency is to be worried and over concerned about every single problem in their lives. They continuously analize their own abilities and are never certain whether they are able to accomplish their goals and responsibilities. The signs of their insecurity and fears are often noticeable from their early years (blushing, sweaty palms, palpitations, feeling uncomfortable in front of older, unknown people or when confronted by authorities.) Those kids spend a lot of time daydreaming and imagining things and possess no agonistic spirit and behavior. While sleeping they may also experience nightmares and have accidents with urinating in bed. Their perception of other people is sort of naive because they cannot observe the hidden intentions of nasty people. Even after constant and numerous disappointments they do not modify their act.

It is essential to state that panic disorder is very common medical condition in our society. Although people that show some of the above mentioned symptoms in the early stages of their lives are in greater risk of developing panic disorder in their adulthood, not everyone will. On the contrary, some very strong people that are energetic and have no obvious problems in their lives could be knocked down by this disorder with no warnings or a reasonable explanation.

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