Anxiety, panic attacks and fear – signs, causes and what helps

Worry, panic attacks and phobias explained: what keeps fear alive, how to calm a panic attack, and the treatments that work for anxiety.

Chapters on this topic

When the alarm will not reset : Panic is a body event first. Avoidance shrinks a life.

The Night My Heart Raced – Arjun, twenty-nine, was in a crowded Mumbai local train when his heart suddenly pounded, his hands tingled, his chest tightened and he felt sure…
What If Tonight Goes Wrong? – Meera is a forty-two-year-old mother in Hyderabad who cannot remember the last day she did not worry. What if her son fails? What if…
The Back Row – Tomás, nineteen, studies engineering in Lisbon. He is clever, but he sits at the back of every class, never asks a question and hurries…
The Lizard on the Wall – Sunita, thirty-eight, lives in a village near Nashik and cares for her family with great energy, except when a lizard appears. Last month one…
Aarav Who Would Not Speak – Aarav, six, is chatty and funny at home in Kolkata, but at school he does not say a single word. When the teacher asks…
Rohan, Age 26 – Rohan began having sudden episodes of intense fear with racing heart, breathlessness, and dizziness. He thought he was having a heart attack. Emergency tests…

Bhagavad Gita 6.34 – The mind is restless, agitating, strong and stubborn. To hold it, I think, is as hard as to hold the wind.