Can people without anxiety disorders have panic attacks?

Because the symptoms of panic are very real, the anxiety is so traumatizing, and the whole experience is new and strange, a panic attack is one of the worst experiences a person can have. On top of the attack, there is always the nagging fear, "When will this happen to me again? read more

These includes Panic Disorder in which intense attacks of anxiety occur without any apparent reason. Generalized Anxiety which is a chronic and almost continuous form of anxiety and other types of specific anxiety conditions that occur only in certain situations. read more

A person can have both panic disorder AND social anxiety disorder, but is likely that one is more dominant than the other. Both conditions can be changed. Confusing the picture even more is that many people with any type of anxiety disorder are typically misdiagnosed as being "depressed''. read more

If this kind of random event has happened to you at least twice, and you constantly worry and change your routine to keep from having one, you might have panic disorder -- a type of anxiety disorder. One in 10 adults in the U.S. have panic attacks each year. About a third of people have one in their lifetime. read more