~aurora~ :
hihihi! i thought i might talk about anxiety attacks, and how they are different from panic attacks. though they are similar, they are also very different. panic attacks are physical symptoms, (eg. struggle breathing, rapid heartbeat, shaking, tightness within your chest, etc.) and can last for 5-20 minutes. however anxiety attacks are usually mental, (eg. overwhelming dread, persistent worry, irritability, inability to focus.) and can last up to multiple days. they can present themselves like panic attacks though, with mostly the same physical symptoms. js a heads up that anxiety attacks aren’t a medically used term, however they are a broad term to describe a period of escalated anxiety. i’m not very educated besides having anxiety myself, so some of this is probably wrong (please don’t yell at me 😭)
2026-09-01 06:42:22