How many people suffer from panic attacks?

i use to have anxiety attacks so bad that i couldnt leave my house. if i left i couldnt stand to be over 10 miles or so from home or i would actually pass out from panic, i couldnt breath or move totally freeze up. i learned to control my attacks by getting out and socializing, it was real hard at first but with a buddy to call up when the attacks got bad helped me from killing my self. it took me a long time to recover.

I used to and I hope I never have to again. They're very crippling...its actually pretty hard to describe if you've never had one. Its this extremely irrational feeling of impending doom that you just can't turn off no matter how hard you try. You found a weird lump on your face...it might be cancer! You're dying! Start planning the last few days/weeks of your life!...when in reality its just a zit. You took somebody else's cart in the supermarket and they saw you...he might have followed you home! He might break into your house at any moment planning to kill you! You better go outside disguised so he doesn't see you!...in reality the other guy's probably at home watching the game.

Its extremely hard to get over. I had to take pills to get rid of it, but it didn't go away completely. A good diet with exercise helps alot in easing the attacks. Panic attacks are basically anxiety gone wild :S

I am so happy, it was only a 35 minute drive ( 70 minutes total) but absolutely no sign of anxiety or panic i shopped till I dropped - brilliant! I will now go for the next stage DUAL CARRIAGE way, probably at the weekend, with my husband accompanying me first then the solo drive, if successful the final stage of driving on motorway

Beat Anxiety And Panic Attacks Naturally?

For those who are fortunately Unfamiliar with this subject, the following information will help clear up any misconceptions you may have, as well as understand others who deal with the problems ... If you are all too familiar with the subject, it can significantly help you learn how to deal with it, or help others to deal with it ... :

(NOTE: Most links to other subtitles are within the text, while a few are only to the left of it.)

Bringing PHOBIAS Under Control :

...Tormented by Phobias

...When All Eyes Seem to Be Upon You

...Controlling Social Phobia

...Watch Your Breathing!

...When Fear Leads to Panic

http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/1998/7/22/arti...

Jehovah's Witnesses Official Web Site

You CAN Manage Stress! :

...The Silent Killer ; The "Slow Poison"

...Good Stress, Bad Stress

...Stress Can Be Managed!

...PTSD - A Normal Reaction to an Abnormal Experience

http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/1998/3/22/arti...

Jehovah's Witnesses Official Web Site

Coping With Post-traumatic Stress :

...When Terror Strikes

...PTS - What Is It?

...Traumatic Stress Will End!

...Symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2001/8/22/arti...

Official Web site of Jehovah's Witnesses

To answer your question ... Yes, I have suffered from each of the problems described in the articles listed above. That's how I know how helpful the info in them can be!

I do I suffer from panic attacks and anxiety attacks as well.

Panic attack is a disorder of Anxiety neurosis. I think the number is very low.

I suffer as well they are real and can limit your life

I do, I try to take anti-anziety meds for that though, it helps most the time

In the right instance every one does, I did when my cats tail caught on fire.

i used to, they're more controllable now. i used to hyperventilate at least 2x a day.