Having a rush of anxiety, feeling your heart racing, breaking out into a sweat — whether it’s a spider suddenly scurrying out in front of you or in the lead-up to a big presentation at work or school, ...

I first had a panic attack when I was 19 years old. Sitting in my college class, my heart suddenly started racing out of nowhere. I felt nauseous and sweaty, and an overwhelming need to leave the room ...

Panic attacks are sudden bouts of intense fear without an obvious cause. An estimated 10% of people experience at least one ...

Panic attacks revolve around terror. Though people mainly associate them with the mind, they’re actually constellations of symptoms, both physical and cognitive ...

People with panic disorder may frequently and unexpectedly experience symptoms that include overwhelming fear, sweaty palms, shortness of breath, and rapid heart rate. Creating a map of the regions, ...

Imagine you’re crossing a street and are almost hit by a massive Mack truck. You jump out of the way. Your heart is racing and pounding, you’re sweating, trembling, hyperventilating, and short of ...

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Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

Researchers found that intense exercise acts as a low-cost interoceptive exposure strategy, reducing panic attacks and depressive symptoms.

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A new randomized trial shows that short bursts of supervised high-intensity exercise may retrain the brain’s fear response to bodily sensations, offering a scalable and engaging ...

Medically reviewed by Dakari Quimby, PhD Key Takeaways Nosophobia is the fear of getting a specific disease and can cause ...