PANIC DISORDER

        PANIC DISORDER is a mental and behavioral disorder, specially an anxiety disorder characterized by unexpected and repeated episodes of intense fear and panic attacks.
          Anxiety Disorder is a mental health condition that involves excessive, unrealistic worry and tension with a little or no reason.
           Fear is an unpleasant, natural, powerful and primitive human emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger. 
           Panic Attack is an abrupt surge of intense onset of distress or fear that triggers severe physical reactions when there is no apparent cause. 

TYPES OF PANIC DISORDER 
* Anxiety Disorder
* Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) 
* Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
* Phobias
* Social Anxiety Disorder
* Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF PANIC DISORDER
* Pounding or Racing heart
* Inability to focus 
* Sense of impending doom or danger
* Getting easily annoyed 
* Trembling or Shaking
* Tingling or Numb hands 
* Nausea 
* Chest pain
* Sweating

CAUSES OF PANIC DISORDER 
* Genetics 
* Major stress 
* Low self esteem
* Excessive Caffeine intake 
* Lack of assertiveness
* Chronic Physical illness 

    With the right treatment and counselling, Panic Disorder can be managed and it can gradually be cured. 

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