Mental disorder

 Hello everybody and welcome to my blog, today i want to talk about an interesting topic for me, well not for the person that suffers the disorder, of course, but scientifically interesting. I'm referring to the panic disorder. I chose this because, for a while, I had a high probability of panic attacks.

   Panic disorder or Fear attacks is a type of anxiety disorder in which you have repeated attacks of intense fear that something bad will happen. The cause is unknown, genes may play an important role, but other causes can be:  major stress, a temperament that is more sensitive to stress or prone to negative emotions or certain changes in the way parts of your brain function. Other family members may have the disorder, but panic disorder often occurs when there is no family history. This disorder’s twice as common in women as it is in men. Symptoms often begin before age 25 but may occur in the mid-30s. Children can also have panic disorder, but it is often not diagnosed until they are older. In general population studies, the annual prevalence ranges between 1 and 2%. The overall prevalence is between 1.5% and 3.5%. Therefore there is no place where it is more common because anyone can have it.

  A panic attack begins suddenly, and most often peaks within 10 to 20 minutes. Some symptoms continue for an hour or more. A panic attack may be mistaken for a heart attack. Ok, a person that suffers panic disorder can experience: chest pain or discomfort, dizziness or feeling faint, fear of losing control or impending doom, the feeling of choking, feelings of unreality, nausea or upset stomach, numbness or tingling in the hands, feet, or face, palpitations, fast heart rate, or pounding heart, the sensation of shortness of breath or smothering, sweating, chills, or hot flashes, rapid, pounding heart rate, trembling or shaking, shortness of breath or tightness in your throat, headache or feeling detachment. 

At this point, you ask what happens in our body? well in our body  the adrenal system will produce too much cortisol,which in turn,will cause the liver to generate more glucose, to distribute more oxygen to the body and to cope with anxiety, the spleen releases additional red and white blood cells and increases blood the flow between 300 and 400% during this process, the areas of the brain that affect long and short-term memory and the development of chemical substances that can lead to an imbalance are affected. In addition, it can constantly activate the nervous system, which in turn can affect other body systems, generating physical reactions, such as fatigue.

It isn't good to feel this way, so you have to be aware and ask for help when necessary.

See you later.

Bye.