Category: Mental Health
Question: All of a sudden I have been having episodes of panic attacks who can help me understand the cause and how to prevent them
Answer: First off it is completely natural to panic when you find yourself in a situation that is dangerous or stressful But if you find yourself panicking frequently for no apparent reason then you might be suffering from a panic disorder 

Panic attacks are sometimes triggered by certain memories or events in your life Other times they can happen spontaneously without any trigger So to understand the cause you need to try and remember if you had any specific thoughts or experienced certain things before your previous panic episodes occurred 

As for treatment firstly you need to understand that panic attacks are not life threatening meaning that you are not likely to die or be physically harmed from having a panic attack So relax 

The next time you have a panic attack do the following 

1 Stay where you are 
2 Breathe in and out deeply and slowly
3 Remind yourself that it is just another panic attack and it will be over in a few minutes 

Panic attacks usually resolve on their own within 5  20 minutes 

However if your panic attacks are so frequent that they prevent you from having a normal day at work or at home then you need to visit a psychologist The psychologist may ask you to perform some exercises on a regualr basis and may also prescribe some medications to help 

Overall you should be fine eventually