Dr. Nicole Cain breaks down three panic attack subtypes: derealization panic (linked to trauma), cardiac panic (linked to heart disease and agoraphobia), and respiratory panic (linked to depression and anxiety). Knowing which type you experience helps you choose the right strategies to manage it.
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Did you know that there are three types of panic attacks? Today we're going to talk about the three types of panic attacks and how to know which type you're dealing with. Understanding the type of panic that you're dealing with will equip you with solutions to make you panic proof. So let's dive into those now. Researchers conducted a study that involved what is called multidimensional scaling. Multidimensional scaling, or mds, looks at the different manifestations of panic, and they found that there were three main types of panic attacks derealization panic, cardiac panic, and respiratory panic. Derealization panic is associated with a history of trauma and typically people don't have many physical symptoms. Cardiac panic is associated with anxiety with a history of cardiac disease and a lot of agoraphobia. Respiratory panic was associated with quite a lot more depressive anxiety symptoms. Like and follow to learn more about what you can do for each type of panic attack.