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In response to "Are anxiety attacks and panic attacks the same thing? I think I had one the other day and I'm asking for a friend... -- nm" by Diva

my understanding, having had both, is that anxiety you generally know the source of, panic you do not.

Posted by colin (aka colinski) May 11 '20, 07:47

i used to have panic attacks at my first job - i'd suddenly start pouring buckets of sweat, muscles tense up, i'd kind of freak out... but it was just while i was in the middle of doing something.

anxiety is the same kind of reaction, but i KNOW what's happening and can take some immediate steps to help alleviate.

panic is hard because there's something else kind of hanging out that's difficult to pinpoint.

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also... - colin May 11, 07:49 1
- Thank you for this. It's very helpful. - Diva May 11, 08:20

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my understanding, having had both, is that anxiety you generally know the source of, panic you do not.

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