It happens all at once—your heartbeat becomes a jackhammer, your body closes in on you like a corset. The dizziness, ...

If you've ever experienced a panic attack, you already know how overwhelming the symptoms can be. From intense feelings of fear to heart palpitations and dizziness, panic attacks can leave you feeling ...

Panic attacks are frightening, but they are temporary, survivable, and treatable. With gentleness, grounding, and connection, ...

Six million adults in the United States struggle with a diagnosed panic attack every day. Millions more will have a panic attack today. Panic attacks are scary: Your heart feels like its beating out ...

A panic attack is the abrupt onset of intense fear or discomfort that reaches a peak within minutes. Breanna Spriggs, a licensed counselor and clinical director at The Family Tree counseling center in ...

Mental health isn’t always easy to decode. Sometimes a moment of terror can feel like reality itself is coming apart. Other times, the world really does start to ...

People with anxiety may already know what it's like to experience an anxiety or panic attack based on previous (scary) ...

I think there is a misapprehension that those of us in the mental-health field who write self-help books do so from a clinical distance and without personal experience with the content that we present ...

Starting at a new school is one of the most anxiety-inducing experiences a student can face. Whether you’re transitioning from middle to high school, moving cities, or changing schools midyear, the ...

Chest pains need to be taken seriously. Once you've ruled out a heart problem, here's what doctors would like you to know. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health technology, ...