Panic attacks are no joke: They involve overwhelming feelings of fear or anxiety that are often coupled with physical symptoms like chest pains, nausea, sweating, chills, and difficulty breathing.

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Panic attacks in public places can be overwhelming and frightening experiences, often striking without warning and leaving individuals feeling helpless and out of control. The fear of having a panic ...

Nate Byrne stopped his weather report on live TV, later apologizing for “giving anyone a scare” ABC News Australia Nate Byrne/Instagram An Australian meteorologist stopped his live on-air report ...

Australian meteorologist Nate Byrne had a panic attack on air, but he and his colleagues deftly handled it. (ABC News Australia via Instagram) On Monday, Australian meteorologist Nate Byrne was giving ...

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 ...

According to the Cleveland Clinic, close to 11% of the American population suffer from panic attacks, a scary and sudden, intense episode of fear or anxiety that peaks within minutes, characterized by ...

My pen dragged diligently across my notebook in my undergraduate classes some years ago. "A panic attack usually lasts about fifteen minutes, the body can't sustain that activation for long." Still, ...

Panic attacks can be terrifying − both for the person experiencing them and for people close by witnessing their occurrence. What's more, experiencing panic attacks may be more common than some people ...

An Australian man has reportedly died after a scuba diving accident in Bali. On Tuesday, Dec. 30, Nathan John Scott, 40, who was due to celebrate his 41st birthday in the coming weeks, was diving near ...

Billy Crudup is remembering the time he had a 'full-blown panic attack' onstage after forgetting his lines in front of an ...