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panic attack

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panic attack [′panĀ·ik ə‚tak]
(psychology)
Unexpected, paroxysmal episodes of anxiety and accompanying physical sensations (for example, racing heart shortness of breath) that can occur at any time in susceptible individuals.


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A panic attack in 1978 sent him to the hospital and triggered a 20-year battle with depression.
A diverse spread of ultimately human topics, from the disillusionment of a decaying marriage to a prayer for a deceased canine companion to the visceral appearance of a panic attack.
Symptoms of a panic attack include feelings of terror that strike suddenly and repeatedly without warning; a pounding heart: sweaty, Weak, faint or dizzy feeling; sense of unreality; chest pain; fear of impending doom, of going crazy, of losing control; and avoidance of going certain places.
 
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