Why do I experience Panic Attacks - Common Causes

The person suffering from panic attacks may experience any of the most common symptoms of attack, such as the feeling of intense fear and apprehension, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, sweating, trembling, and a parade of other symptoms. There is, however, no definite answer as yet to what really is the cause of a panic attack, which is also known as an intense anxiety. There are, nonetheless, two things which are contributory to panic attacks, that is, the biological and environmental causes.

In fact, many experts in the field of psychology have zeroed in on genetics in their efforts to find what causes anxiety attacks in many people. Just as hair and eye color can be inherited from one or both parents, a panic disorder have long been seen to have also run in families. Aside from it, one theory reveals that there are people who are really prone to panic attacks, still for unknown reasons. On the other hand, there are attack sufferers have long been proven to have a family member who also suffered from panic attacks or have suffered from emotional disorder or depression in the past.

There is also a possibility that panic attacks are caused by abnormalities in the human brain. In fact, it may happen that a panic disorder can be the cause of certain changes in the function of the human brain. Studies have also revealed that panic attacks have been closely associated with psychotic disorders like schizophrenia or post-traumatic disorder. There is also a slight possibility that psychotic symptoms may lead to panic attacks. Aside from this, psychotic attacks have also been proven to precede an anxiety disorder and post traumatic disorder. In fact, research suggests that the human body’s natural fight-or-flight response to danger has also been associated with panic attacks. The human body’s alarm system is a group of mental and physical mechanisms that make a person respond to various threats characterized by accelerated heart rate and an increased breathing pattern. When a person suffers from a panic attack various feelings are triggered even if there is no danger. Today it remains unknown why a person suffers from a panic attack.

For some people, a major stress in life may also be the cause of a panic attack. Stress comes in many different forms, such as a major transition in the life of a person, like a death of a loved one or even a separation from a loved one. In other research it shows that stress can significantly lower a person’s resistance, which is another possibility of panic attack occurrence.

Finally, the so-called environmental causes of panic attacks have also been seen in people who are into substance abuse or addiction. In fact, the person’s intoxication or even his withdrawal from drugs or alcohol can actually contribute to panic disorder or depressed disorder. Moreover, it is also possible that both the biological and environmental causes are responsible in triggering panic attacks. In fact, a person may normally suffer from panic attacks even without apparent causes, like for example, a person who is suffering from panic disorder may experience accelerated heartbeat as a result of medication, and it may be interpreted as a symptom of panic attacks. In fact, many people are suffering from panic attack mainly because of too much anxiety and the fact that they worry a lot about the possibility of having panic attacks in the future. As of today, the real cause of panic attack remains unclear and unknown, and so it is always recommended to seek professional help in the form of therapy.

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