An anxiety attack can be one-time event. Many people had had an anxiety attack during their lifetime. Having an anxiety attack doesn’t necessarily mean that one suffers from an anxiety disorder.

Panic attack can occur at any time and any place for no apparent reason. On the other hand panic attack can also occur only at certain places or around certain people, objects or specific phobias. Sometimes anxiety attack can even occur in sleep. Anxiety attack usually lasts for a couple of minutes. However, sometimes it can last for 10 minutes or longer.

Severity of anxiety attacks can be mild, moderate or severe. Mild panic attacks can be seen as a warning sign and a person can live a normal life. Moderate and especially severe panic attacks can cause a lot of problems and sometimes completely disable a person from having a normal everyday life.

How can I prevent an anxiety attack from reoccurring? This is a very frequent question. Even though there is no specific recipe that always work there are many things that you can do to prevent an anxiety attack or at least be prepared when it occurs.

First, you should be in psychotherapy and really work with your therapist without expecting him to do all the work for you because that is impossible. Second, you should talk to your family and explain in the best way you can how you feel and how it feels to have an anxiety attack.

Also, your therapist can educate them about how to act and what to do when you are having an anxiety attack.

It is very important that those that live with you know exactly what you are going through and how to react and act. Family and friend’s support can play a major role in your recovery but they have to be educated by the professional. Good intensions are not enough in this case.

Facing your fear is the best way to prevent anxiety attack. Fear can be a horrible and destructive thing and that is why you need professional help and all the support you can get. There is nothing to be ashamed about, because anxiety disorder is an illness as any other. Those that love you deserve to know what you are going through because they care and they can help you.

Jane’s experience with anxiety attack:

"During an anxiety attack I am not who I really am. I’m losing control saying and doing things that I regret latter. I feel like I’m going to choke to death. Fear is overwhelming; it invades every cell in my body. I cry like crazy and even sometimes I feel I am going crazy. Fear, fear, fear is all around! In between attacks I am numb and always tense not being able to live my life as every other normal person." Jane is a 25 year old lady, educated and well spoken. She has been very successful in her life up until fear took over her life-as she would say.

After she finally admitted to herself that she had a problem she enrolled in cognitive-behavioral therapy and worked very hard. Six moths latter she was able to continue her life without therapy and without fear.

"Anxiety attack is an attack on me and everything I represent. Therefore I have every right to defend myself with all my power. However, I need your help and I am not ashamed to say it because I have helped many others in my life and there is no shame in that."

This patient who fully recovered after four months couldn’t be more right. We are all here to help one another and live our lives the best way we can. There is no shame in asking for help just as there is no shame in helping others.

Panic disorder is very treatable illness and even though sometimes it may seem to you that you will never have a normal life again. Know that you are wrong, if you chose to be wrong and do something about it. Believing in yourself and that you can get better is already half way to getting cured. Anxiety attack is a direct attack on you. What are you going to do about it?

After she finally admitted to herself that she had a problem she enrolled in cognitive-behavioral therapy and worked very hard. Six moths latter she was able to continue her life without therapy and without fear.

"Anxiety attack is an attack on me and everything I represent. Therefore I have every right to defend myself with all my power. However, I need your help and I am not ashamed to say it because I have helped many others in my life and there is no shame in that."

This patient who fully recovered after four months couldn’t be more right. We are all here to help one another and live our lives the best way we can. There is no shame in asking for help just as there is no shame in helping others.

Panic disorder is very treatable illness and even though sometimes it may seem to you that you will never have a normal life again. Know that you are wrong, if you chose to be wrong and do something about it. Believing in yourself and that you can get better is already half way to getting cured.

Anxiety attack is a direct attack on you. What are you going to do about it?

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