What's the Difference Between Anxiety Attacks and Panic Attacks?

If you have ever wondered what the difference is between an anxiety attack and a panic attack- I’m going to tell you in this video.

If you or someone you know has ever had a true panic attack, then you already know they’re wildly different experiences from anxiety attacks. Because they have some similarities, some people use the terms interchangeably but this can be confusing because they really mean different things.

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0:00 Intro
0:19 Different Experiences to Stress
1:14 Anxiety is Driven by Cortisol + Worry
1:54 Panic is Driven by Adrenaline + Fear
2:59 Physical Responses

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[ThatArtTeacher]

I didn’t know why hyperventilating happened, thanks for sharing!

[shadowbolt]

Thanks for explaining, my mom told me “panic attacks and anxiety attacks are the same thing, and if you aren’t having your heart race or hyperventilating, your not having either and your faking it”

[hiddenflower]

I’ve watched so many videos on the difference and I still don’t know MY difference. I deal with a very debilitating phobia. My therapist diagnosed me with a “panic disorder.” I’ve dealt with anxiety since I was 11 years old. Overtime my symptoms have changed. Almost every night, I feel anxiety come on. It starts with the feeling as if my breathing is getting shallow, followed by coughing, then as that happens I begin to worry more. I may get up, try and control my breathing and it’s downhill from there. Usually I don’t associate my episode with panic until the disassociation begins( feeling outside of myself). Once I hit that part, God help me because I may be headed to the ER. I go through this every single day. Let’s not talk about triggers such as the shower, bus, or being in a place I can’t escape from right away. 🤷🏾‍♀️ I use both words because most times I just can’t personally tell the difference. It all can feel the same for me.

[queengzb_]

What if you cannot stop crying, your hands are shaking, your heart is beating fast, and cannot breathe? Sometimes it is just heart is beating fast and neck and whole back are burning? Are they different?

[kimberleynicole]

You may be for teen but your helping me 23

[rowanhurst]

Just learned that I have anxiety attacks that almost always escalate to panic attacks😃

[MentalHealthwithMelissa]

Just discovered your channel. Love your content!

[mbjxtxy]

Hey. How do you explain random anxiety? For example today I hung my new tv up in my first place and had constant anxiety for a few hours afterwards. How do you explain this? Thanks !!!

[mallorygrimste]

What's one new thing you learned about anxiety attacks or panic attacks?

[kareemahmed]

Hello, when I face a problem, my body shakes, I feel difficulty speaking, my heart rate increases, and I feel excessive sweating. What do these symptoms indicate? Are they symptoms of anxiety or panic attacks?

[Laura-jxil]

so I recently was home alone and anxiety about someone breaking in built up, then at some point i heard noises that made be believe that someone was at the door to my room INSIDE my home and i didnt dare to move and froze in my bed for like an hour, even tho logically it’d be almost impossible for someone to break in. Still i was so convinced that there was someone who would do something to me and i thought i wouldnt survive. My therapist called it a panic attack, which makes me wonder if i’ve had anxiety or panic attacks in the past? But i didn’t have much physical symptoms except sweating a bit bc of the mental stress i was in. And i’ve had other occasions where mentally an anxiety about a little thing caused me to catastrophize about that little thing and come to the conclusion that my life is basically over. But with no physical symptoms basically. Just totally believing that fear and feeling it with no way out. Can that still be called an anxiety attack or panic attack? Or is there a broader term? Because i’ve always thought those attacks were physical first and then vecause of those symptoms a person would worry. But i don’t really have that, just feelings and thoughts inside that feel horrible.

[itsmeanxity]

I have fear of death anxiety how can overcome this and hearing a bad news at that time increasing my heart beat and feeling shortness of breath and tired my body 😐😐😣😣

[wisetibetanmonkey]

My panic attacks hit me for no good reason, like I scratch my watch or bike, and I remain tired overnight till the next day when I catch a nap or sleep. Xanax is the only temporary solution. This turns me from energetic to wasted feeling, and it's not fun. 🤪

[raylovesmoon]

Hey, I know this video was posted a long time ago, but I have a question. I came here 'cause... Sometimes I have some strange feeling, I feel like if I would move I would just start crying, I can't focus at all and I don't know what's happening or zone out. That happens when I do homework, or try to learn or write a test. I thought that maybe it's an anxiety attack, but I don't have any problems with breathing or with heart beating too fast. Well, it doesn't feel like I'm GOING TO die, more like I'm already dead. What can it be? (Sorry for my bad english, it's not my first language)

[lieskievandergeer]

Heyy! I have a fear of throwing up and sometimes I get really really scared about it. But I don’t know whether I have a panick attack or an anxiety attack at that moment (or something different). Do you know?

[emakulas]

hi i need have question about this. so i sometimes have anxiety/panic attacks at school. and that is always at the same time, and always when im gonna get questioned and quizzed in front of everyone "on board" lets say. and i had one today i was super ready for that questioning i knew everything, i raised my hand by myself asking if i can get questioned and then five minutes later i forgot every single thing. i was shaking, i couldnt speak, i felt like something was in my through and i almost started crying in middle of it. and i didnt wanted to cry because there is no need to cry but i just couldnt control it. it was over when i went to sit in my seat again after probably 10 to 15 minutes. can someone please help me how to control that, i dont want it to low my grades

[aLiVe]

Hey! Can u explain to me what do u call this panic or anxiety attack? A few months ago, I had chosen a topic for my political science project, which was the most easy to speak and present. And I remember when ma’am was about to say my roll number, before that there was pain in my stomach, I thought it would be due to nervousness But when I got up and went to my teacher’s desk, I started feeling strange as my heart started beating very fast, i can barely talk, and my mind became blank And she started asking me questions but I was only able to pay attention to the thing that everyone is listening to me. There was pin drop silence in the class. And I could not say anything, so ma’am put 0 marks on my viva and I even started crying at the same time I got up from the seat coz i cant say anything also i dont know most of the ppl in the class I was 15 and a new kid and im an introvert and have low self-esteem so it happened because of that???

[projectink]

loves the way she talks its kind of hot