# Do you have panic attacks?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-panic-attacks/566095>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 2, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-panic-attacks/566095 "2011-01-02T00:40:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hennessy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hennessy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hennessy)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-panic-attacks/566095/61 "2011-01-19T14:04:25Z")

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> [@mozchron](#):
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> I’ve been getting them lately. They actually don’t bother me too much, they only last 5-10 minutes. Out of nowhere, heart starts racing, adrenaline starts pumping. Typical fear response.
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> But the funny thing is, although physically it is fear, I have no mental fear, and can recognize this, realize that nothing bad is actually happening, and push through it.

Only way to handle it…

> [@mozchron](#):
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> I had one while driving today, don’t think spouse even noticed.

I dunno, it’s hard to hide anything from those damn women.

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