Definitions for panic attack
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1. scare, panic attacknoun

   a sudden attack of fear

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1. panic attacknoun

   A sudden period of intense anxiety, mounting physiological arousal, fear, stomach problems and discomfort that are associated with a variety of somatic and cognitive symptoms.

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1. Panic Attack

   Panic Attack is a song by British rock band The Paddingtons, released on 4 April 2005. It is the first single to be taken from their début album First Comes First. Overall, it is the band's second single behind "21", which was released the previous year, and which was re-recorded for First Comes First. Released on three formats and peaking at #25 on the UK Singles Chart, the single featured three new songs, including a covers of The Vaselines' "Molly's Lips" and Great Big Sea's "Yarmouth Town", as well as an original B-side, "Keep Your Distance".

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1. panic attack

   A panic attack is a sudden episode of intense fear or anxiety that triggers severe physical reactions despite the absence of any real danger or apparent cause. Symptoms may include racing heart, sweating, trembling, shortness of breath, feelings of impending doom, and fear of losing control, among others. They can occur spontaneously or as a response to a stressful situation and can be debilitating, often leaving the person feeling exhausted or distressed after the attack has subsided.

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1. Panic attack

   Panic attacks are periods of intense fear or apprehension that are of sudden onset and of variable duration from minutes to hours. Panic attacks usually begin abruptly, may reach a peak within 10 minutes, but may continue for much longer if the sufferer had the attack triggered by a situation from which they are not able to escape. In panic attacks that continue unabated, and are triggered by a situation from which the sufferer desires to escape, some sufferers may make frantic efforts to escape, which may be violent if others attempt to contain the sufferer. Some panic attacks can subside on their own over the next several hours. Often, those afflicted will experience significant anticipatory anxiety and limited symptom attacks in between attacks, in situations where attacks have previously occurred. The effects of a panic attack vary. Some, notably first-time sufferers, may call for emergency services. Many who experience a panic attack, mostly for the first time, fear they are having a heart attack or a nervous breakdown. Experiencing a panic attack has been said to be one of the most intensely frightening, upsetting, and uncomfortable experiences of a person's life and may take days to initially recover from. Repeated panic attacks are considered a symptom of panic disorder. Screening tools like Panic Disorder Severity Scale can be used to detect possible cases of disorder, and suggest the need for a formal diagnostic assessment.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of panic attack in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of panic attack in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of panic attack in a Sentence

1. Bryant Park:

   I live with constant fear and anxiety that I am going to be someone's next target, i am always on the verge of a panic attack when I'm on the trains or even walking during the day. It's not safe for us.

2. Joe Taravella:

   Dr. Joe Taravella, a licensed clinical psychologist at New York University Langone Medical Center’s Rusk Rehabilitation, told FoxNews.com. It’s when those fears turn into phobias that trouble begins. When we have a phobia, it's a very significant and intense fear, so, take that fear and multiply it by 100 and, it is so intense that people sometimes feel like they're having a panic attack, they're going to die. Some research has found that as many as one in 10 people suffer from a severe weather-related phobia. Experts agree that one of the best steps you can take to lessen anxiety is to make a plan — the logic being that you ca n’t change the weather, but you can change the way you react to it.

3. Mischa Barton:

   What happened gave me PTSD. In the years afterwards, cameras would bother me ; any noises that sounded like a shutter would give me a panic attack and make me extremely paranoid.

4. Albertina McClain:

   I used to be a soldier, so It really scared me when I heard about what happened. It sent me into a panic attack. I wasn't concerned about the house, but I was concerned about the soldier and his family. I can't stop praying for him.

5. Katy Gough:

   You have no control over what time you travel, how busy it's going to be and you don't have the ability to say 'no' and turn around and go back home once you get on. I had previously had a massive panic attack on a train journey to London and now, a large part of me associates trains and public transport with anxiety and panic attacks.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=panic attack
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Panic_Attack
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_Attack
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=panic attack