Why Panic Attacks Happen And How To Prevent Them

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🗓️ 13 September 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Matt Gutman has spent decades in front of cameras and microphones as a newscaster, reporting on current events across the globe. His calm, cool demeanor belied his internal struggle with a lifetime of panic.

Matt is one of many Americans who suffer from panic attacks. He tried pharmaceuticals, psychedelics and therapy. His journey is documented in the new book "No Time To Panic: How I Curbed My Anxiety and Conquered a Lifetime of Panic Attacks."

We talk to Matt and psychiatrist Dr. Ellen Vora about why panic attacks happen and how to prevent them.

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0:00.0	It feels like your fighter flight response is kicked into overdrive.
0:11.8	They get very, very dark.
0:14.1	You feel both traps but also friends.
0:16.7	It swirls into just complete an unknown fear of impending doom.
0:23.4	Well, your heart's racing, you're sweating and you just feel like you're about to die.
0:27.5	It's the worst thing ever.
0:29.4	You can't die from a panic attack and that's the most important thing because in the moment
0:33.3	that's exactly what I've felt.
0:35.1	Mine got so bad as to where my own mother, I would say, cat needs lightly on the cheek
0:41.5	so I know I'm alive.
0:43.2	About one in four of us in the US will experience a panic attack at some point in our lives.
0:49.0	Before we get started, I want to mention that if you're suffering from anxiety or panic
0:52.7	attacks, you can call the mental health crisis hotline 988 for help.
0:58.2	This show is all about anxiety.
1:01.0	We discuss why panic attacks happen and how to prevent them.
1:04.3	We also speak with a man who chose an on-camera career in broadcast TV, even though going
1:09.4	live triggered panic attacks for decades.
1:12.3	I'm Jen White.
1:13.3	You're listening to the 1A podcast where we get to the heart of the story.
1:16.8	We get into all of it after the break.
1:18.6	Stay with us.
1:23.1	This message comes from NPR sponsor Indochino.
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