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The Anxious Truth - A Panic, Anxiety, and Mental Health Podcast

EP 285 - Panic Attacks Or Panic Disorder? (Foundations of Panic #5)

The Anxious Truth - A Panic, Anxiety, and Mental Health Podcast

Drew Linsalata

Anxiety Attacks, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Health Anxiety, Agoraphobia, Anxiety Help, Panic Attacks, Health & Fitness, Panic Attack, Ocd, Mental Health

4.91.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Having panic attacks does not always mean you have panic disorder. This week on The Anxious Truth we're digging into what differentiates panic attacks - even recurring panic attacks - from panic disorder. In a nutshell, the primary differentiator here is fear/avoidance. When you begin to fear panic attacks because you interpret them as dangerous or too overwhelming, then you begin to modify and restrict your lifestyle to prevent or avoid them, you are panic disorder territory. Compare ...

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This week on the anxious truth, we're talking about the difference between panic attacks and panic disorder because it kind of matters.

0:07.0

We're also going to talk about the term anxiety disorder and how to properly use it, so let's get to it. Hello, everybody, back to the anxious truth this is episode number

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285 of the podcast this is episode five in our foundations of panic

0:27.7

series today we're going to talk about the difference between panic attacks and

0:30.9

panic disorder because it really does kind of matter.

0:33.8

I am Drew Lynn Salata, creator and host of the anxious truth.

0:36.4

I am a therapist in training here in the state of New York in the U.S. of A,

0:40.2

specializing in anxiety and anxiety disorders.

0:42.4

I am an author, a podcaster, and an educator in this community,

0:45.4

and a former sufferer because I lived with panic disorder

0:48.5

for many years of my life off and on.

0:50.5

I will talk about that today.

0:52.0

Before we get started in this episode,

0:53.6

just a quick reminder that the anxious truth

0:55.5

is more than just this particular podcast episode

0:58.0

or this YouTube video.

0:59.4

If you go to my website at the anxious truth

1:01.3

dot com, you're gonna find books and workshops and courses

1:04.0

and all the free social media content

1:06.0

and 284 other free podcast episodes and YouTube videos

1:09.2

that came before this one.

1:10.4

So take a minute, check it out,

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