If you’ve suffered from a panic attack you’ve probably spent quit a bit of time trying to figure out why they are happening to you. First, you need to know you probably didn’t do anything to cause them. Just because you have anxiety issues doesn’t necessarily mean you have a personality defect, bad character or lack courage.
You need to quickly get over feeling embarrassed or shamed because you have panic attacks. Generally, they are due to factors that are mostly beyond a person’s ability to control. But, while you may not be able to control what has happened in your past you can control your future.
So, let’s look at an assortment of panic attack causes.
Most experts agree that genetics play a role in panic attacks. If panic and anxiety run in your family history chances are you will be likely to have issues with it as well. Just like you can’t control if you are short or tall, have green eyes or blue eyes or big ears or small you similarly can’t control the genes that pass on these attacks. So, if you have a family history of panic attacks don’t beat yourself up for having issues as well. Just realize you can do something about them.
Many people who suffer from panic attacks have dealt with problems and concerns in childhood that help contribute to panic and anxiety later in life. For a variety of reasons these people may not have had a “safe” childhood.
Perhaps there was a death of a family member or close friend that caused a sense of insecurity or outright fear. Maybe they suffered from a serious illness that caused them to worry or dread about going to the doctor or having shots or treatments. There could have been a divorce that rocked their feelings of safety and refuge at home. Maybe even an early childhood experience at school that created a feeling of insecurity or rocked their sense of self-confidence. These are developmental factors that are beyond a child’s ability to process and control.
Many people develop panic attack symptoms in their early adult years—their twenty or thirties.
At this point in their lives they begin to deal with stresses and problems on their own that they were protected from or not exposed to when they were younger. Sometimes panic problems are the result of being exposed to a combination of stressors at the same time. Other times they can be caused by dealing with one particular problem or concern over an extended period of time.
Life changes like getting married, having children, losing or changing jobs, graduating from high school or college or moving or buying a new home are all culprits in the world of panic and anxiety. Sometimes life becomes too much for a person to handle.
Whether you think your panic and anxiety issues are caused by genetic, childhood or early adult concerns it is important for you to know there are treatment options. Please take the initiative to find them.
You need to quickly get over feeling embarrassed or shamed because you have panic attacks. Generally, they are due to factors that are mostly beyond a person’s ability to control. But, while you may not be able to control what has happened in your past you can control your future.
So, let’s look at an assortment of panic attack causes.
Most experts agree that genetics play a role in panic attacks. If panic and anxiety run in your family history chances are you will be likely to have issues with it as well. Just like you can’t control if you are short or tall, have green eyes or blue eyes or big ears or small you similarly can’t control the genes that pass on these attacks. So, if you have a family history of panic attacks don’t beat yourself up for having issues as well. Just realize you can do something about them.
Many people who suffer from panic attacks have dealt with problems and concerns in childhood that help contribute to panic and anxiety later in life. For a variety of reasons these people may not have had a “safe” childhood.
Perhaps there was a death of a family member or close friend that caused a sense of insecurity or outright fear. Maybe they suffered from a serious illness that caused them to worry or dread about going to the doctor or having shots or treatments. There could have been a divorce that rocked their feelings of safety and refuge at home. Maybe even an early childhood experience at school that created a feeling of insecurity or rocked their sense of self-confidence. These are developmental factors that are beyond a child’s ability to process and control.
Many people develop panic attack symptoms in their early adult years—their twenty or thirties.
At this point in their lives they begin to deal with stresses and problems on their own that they were protected from or not exposed to when they were younger. Sometimes panic problems are the result of being exposed to a combination of stressors at the same time. Other times they can be caused by dealing with one particular problem or concern over an extended period of time.
Life changes like getting married, having children, losing or changing jobs, graduating from high school or college or moving or buying a new home are all culprits in the world of panic and anxiety. Sometimes life becomes too much for a person to handle.
Whether you think your panic and anxiety issues are caused by genetic, childhood or early adult concerns it is important for you to know there are treatment options. Please take the initiative to find them.
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