Can Panic Attacks Last Longer Than One Hour?
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The duration of a panic attack is determined by a number of factors and as such there is no fixed answer to the question that how long does a panic attack last. The answer to this question will vary from person to person. Although the answer might not be black and white, one of the goals of this article is to help to give you enough information so that you have an indication of how long your panic attack will last.
An attack can generally last anything from a few seconds to a few hours.For most people their attack will only last a few minutes. The duration of the attack will depend upon your current mood, state of mind, surrounding environment and your abilities to cope up with the attack. If you are feeling particularly positive about life and everything seems to be going well, then the chances are you will not go through as bad an attack as if you things were not going well at that time.
It also depends upon how you deal with it. The techniques and strategies that you have in place to cope up with your anxiety is also a deciding factor in how long the attack will last. The earlier you recognize the symptoms of anxiety within yourself and the build up to an attack, the better equipped you will be to handle it. A thorough understanding of what sets you off on the path of having a panic attack, is useful, in getting to grips with getting rid of your attacks altogether.
It often helps to focus on staying calm. First of all you must realize that this is a temporary phenomenon and will not last long. Learning deep breathing techniques to help you stay calm might really help you to deal with your feelings of anxiety. If things are really severe your doctor may be able to prescribe you certain medicines which will help you remain calm and will soothe your nerves; however it is not a good habit to rely on these, especially when there are so many better and natural ways of overcoming the problem.
You should distract your mind from the anxiety cause and should try to involve yourself in something which can relieve your mind; such as playing, watching movie, listening music or talking to a friend.
In some cases people only suffer from an attack for a matter of seconds, while in other cases people suffer for much longer. Yet, statistics show that many people that suffer from panic attacks, suffer needlessly because there are many ways to overcome them naturally and drug free.
There are are a few very well known panic attack cures that have been used by tens of thousands of people all over the World with great success, so don’t give up on finding a cure for your attacks.There are thousands of people around the World who have managed to get rid of their attacks for good.
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April 13th, 2009 at 5:06 am
My daughter use to have panic attacks that would last a couple of hours and I would have to pick her up from school. Now she is so much better.