Having to attend a job interview or to take a difficult exam are both factors that can be stressful. Dry mouth, trembling hands and increased heart beat are common for everyone in these situations and disappear after a while. When these symptoms are frequent, they might indicate a panic attack condition.

These symptoms appear automatically when you face a threat, as the body prepares for what we call ‘fight or flight’ situation. The body releases adrenaline which makes these symptoms appear. If the symptoms are severe and appear without a real threat, you could be experiencing a panic attack. People that suffer from it describe the symptoms as those of heart attack and this is what they believe at that point. Other symptoms are dizziness and nausea, excessive sweating, headaches and feeling tired all the time. Panic attacks can also have mental symptoms as disastrous thinking, irrational fears, nervousness, insomnia and many more.

An anxiety attack symptom does not necessarily present as a physical response. Mental symptoms include a constant sense of pending disaster and therefore worry and fear, inability to concentrate, and difficulty in communicating. Irritability can be an anxiety attack symptom, as can nervousness and an inability to relax.

Thoughts that the person is losing his mind may also be evident. Experiencing a panic attack at some point in your life, doesn’t mean someone suffers from the disorder. People suffering from panic attacks find it difficult to relax even when the feared situation is not present. They suffer from endless worries and thoughts of upcoming disaster. It is therefore very hard for them to have a career or a normal social life.

If you experience these symptoms for an existing reason, it is not a panic attack. Real danger, however small, may cause symptoms to occur, depending on your body reflections. So, if you are a student and haven’t been prepared one day for your lesson, it is normal to have these symptoms. But if you constantly have panic attacks on thinking that maybe someday you will be unprepared and the teacher will call you can form a disorder.

It is not an anxiety attack symptom if there is a real and immediate danger, even if the risk is as small as being called on to answer a question in class you are not prepared for. However, it may be an anxiety attack symptom if you worry constantly that someday, in some class, you might possibly be called on to answer.

When those feelings interfere with your life, you might want to consider asking for help. You can start by sharing your thoughts to the family doctor who will point you to the right direction. If there is no medical condition for your symptoms, you can work with someone qualified to reduce your stress levels.

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