The terms "anxiety attack" and "panic attack" are often used to describe a set of physical and mental symptoms such as overwhelming fear, a fast heartbeat, sweating, and dizziness. These symptoms come ...

It happens all at once—your heartbeat becomes a jackhammer, your body closes in on you like a corset. The dizziness, shortness of breath, and catastrophic thoughts are so formidable, you think you ...

A panic attack feels like an ambush—your heart races, breathing becomes erratic, and a wave of dread washes over you. But while the symptoms are real, the danger is not. Panic attacks occur when the ...

I assumed they were a fluke. I ignored them until my mid-30s, when I started waking up with intense chest pain several nights ...

People report that panic attacks make you feel like your going to die. Your heart races, chest tightens, hands tingle, and overwhelming dread convinces you something catastrophic is happening. Yet ...

Mental health professionals explain that panic attacks in public spaces often feel more intense than those experienced at home. The fear of judgment, limited escape routes, and the presence of ...

As both an anxiety therapist and someone who has personally experienced Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), panic disorder, OCD, and agoraphobia, I’ve heard countless descriptions of anxiety and panic ...

We asked experts if drinking can lead to a spike in anxiety — and what you can do about it. Credit...Eric Helgas for The New York Times Supported by By Christina Caron Q: Sometimes I feel really ...

Once again, Clune doesn’t follow the standard quest plot, a tidy arc from diagnosis to cure. Still, in capturing the symptoms, he is spot-on. Through the first-person narration of his protagonist, ...

Where Peter once stood in the place of Pan, we can hear the voice that changes everything. Over 40 years ago, filmmaker Steven Spielberg terrified theatergoers with a movie that quickly embedded ...