What exactly is a panic attack ?

Fear is natural. It protects you by sending warnings about potential dangers and by causing adrenaline to pump into your bloodstream, preparing you to either fight or flee the danger. So what is a panic attack ? The pace of life is very fast today. So it is no wonder that there have appeared many new diseases that didn’t even existed on such a large scale in the previous centuries. If you suffer from panic attacks it can be extremely frightening. As your heart starts to race, your mouth goes dry and you start to shake and feel dizzy, you start to think that this is it.