Panic attacks are different from fears and phobias.
Unlike fears and phobias, panic attacks create a “fight or flight” reaction… I’ve got to get out of here NOW feeling! It is a feeling of being trapped and there is no way to escape!
Without exception, clients over more than four decades, tell me that their Panic attacks are not rational: “I really know that there is nothing to be panicked about, “It’s really dumb to be feeling this way… even when it’s happening I know that it is irrational” they tell me.