Emotional symptoms of
anxiety attacks

What are the emotional symptoms of anxiety attack?

Almost everyone feels anxiety or even panic in certain situations. It's hard-wired into us as the "fight or flight" repose to certain events. For example, it's natural to feel some anxiety before an important presentation, sales call or meeting.

The difference between these situations and
anxiety disorder

What is the difference between these normal moments of anxiety and full-blown anxiety disorder? If you are suffering from anxiety disorder, the main symptom is a persistent or very serious worry in situations where it is not called for. Or in situations where you are not actually threatened. In other words, you experience anxiety or panic when there is no good reason to feel this way.

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Emotional symptoms of anxiety attack

Different people suffer different kinds of anxiety attacks. However, there are emotional symptoms that are typical of an anxiety attack and anxiety attack disorder. They are:

• Feeling tense and jumpy
• Feeling irritable
• Feeling of dread or apprehension
• Always anticipating the worst
• Trouble concentrating
• Restlessness
• Always looking out for signs of danger
• Suddenly feeling that your mind has gone blank
  

Again, you may not be experiencing all these emotional symptoms of an anxiety attack. But if you are suffering from several of them, it is fairly certain you are experiencing anxiety attack disorder.