Having a rush of anxiety, feeling your heart racing, breaking out into a sweat — whether it’s a spider suddenly scurrying out in front of you or in the lead-up to a big presentation at work or school, ...

Panic attacks are sudden bouts of intense fear without an obvious cause. An estimated 10% of people experience at least one panic attack in their lifetime. But between 2% and 3% of the population have ...

Q: Can you please talk about panic attacks? Each time I have one, I can’t eat, sleep or socialize. The medication I was given has severe side effects. Are there other treatments or other things I can ...

A panic attack is a dreaded experience. Your heart races, you can't breathe. Often, you can't tell if you are dying. It's no surprise that several individuals begin to avoid places or other situations ...

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — For years, 12-year-old Charlie Kreitz lived in fear. Diagnosed with autism and severe panic disorder as a young child, his panic attacks grew so debilitating that even ...

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 ...

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, ...

A young woman who opened up to her mother about anxiety and depression expected comfort. Instead, her mom compared those ...