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It varies from person to person. Some have them on a daily basis multiple times a day and some rarely experience it.
Anonymous
July 25th, 2018 12:55am
Anxiety attacks occur at different frequencies depending on the person. Finding a way to relax that really works for you is a way to reduce the occurrences.
Anonymous
July 15th, 2018 9:08am
The signs and symptoms of a panic attack develop abruptly and usually reach their peak within 10 minutes. They rarely last more than an hour, with most ending within 20 to 30 minutes. Panic attacks can happen anywhere and at any time.
Depends on the person. If you've gone through a traumatic experience, it can easily be multiple a day. Otherwise, your stress levels can create monthly to weekly to daily anxiety attacks.
It can vary greatly upon the person. For me, I get them ranging from once a week to several times a day.
As well as the cause, intensity, duration, and result.
For me, panic and anxiety attacks caused by a flashback are usually 5-40 minutes. For panic and anxiety attacks caused by a situation, anxiety, panic, or just stress, they last about 3-30 minutes.
But also, they in increase with more stimulation (maybe an ambulance going by with it's flashing lights on, a fight near by, someone appearing threatening to me, etc.)
But they can also decrease as I use my skills. Coping skills and DBT. I aim much to use positive ones like listening to music, drawing, poetry, talking to others, looking up memes, writing; walking, going for a jog, biking, going to the lake.
Anonymous
July 6th, 2018 5:23pm
Anxiety attacks can vary from person to person. Some people may have anxiety attacks more frequently than others depending on what triggers them in the first place.
As somebody who has them, I can tell you with great certainty that there is no frequency. They will come without warning or reason when they wish. You could have them multiple times a day than be free for months on end. They key is not to worry about their frequency but coping with them when they fear their ugly head.
It deppends on both the person and the stimuli your surroundings give you, so there is no exact measure
Anonymous
June 29th, 2018 10:34pm
It depends on the person really. Sometimes its all dependent on the situation and environment. Stressful situations will often trigger panic attacks. Hope this helps.
The frequency of anxiety attacks always depend on the person. A human's mind differs from every other, which is contributed by genetics, environment (such as home and school) and hormones.
It really depends on you as a person, I know some people who have them every day and others who only have two or three in a month. Some anxiety attacks are provoked by certain situations and others are from nothing at all.
Usually anxiety attacks can range from how frequent they are just based on the person. You can have several a day if you are in a stressful environment or you can last months or years without them if you can figure out a way to control it.
Anonymous
February 28th, 2018 8:56pm
It varies from person to person some people get them a few times a day other people maybe once a week or a couple times a month there isn't a limit on it.
I experience them anywhere from three times in an hour to twice a week to even once a month. It really depends on where I'm at.
It varies with every person. It could be just from a trigger. It could be at certain places, times, etc. The best thing to do is identify your triggers so you can face them/ avoid them until you can face them.
It depends on the person, the stress triggers and the severity of the problem It differs from one person to another
It depends on the person, and their reasons for anxiety attacks. I have them almost once a week. But other may have them once a month. Some may have them everyday. Some may only have them when under extreme anxiety. It all depends on the person.
Anonymous
March 11th, 2018 12:47am
It depends on how well you can identify and avoid triggers. Which gets better with time. Having someone to talk to about it helps too.
the frequency of anxiety attacks is different for everyone. it can depend on your surroundings and how anxious you are.
Anonymous
March 28th, 2018 4:11pm
It depends on each person. Some people can have panic attacks every day whereas other people can have panic attacks only once every few weeks. I can't tell you about everyone, since everyone experiences things differently, but from experience, my panic attacks used to occur twice/three times a week before I went to therapy, and then less then once a week after. I had some friends who also experienced panic attacks around two times.
Hope this helps.
It will vary from person to person. Some people will get many, others might only experience one or two in their whole life.
Panic attack signs and symptoms. The signs and symptoms of a panic attack develop abruptly and usually reach their peak within 10 minutes. They rarely last more than an hour, with most ending within 20 to 30 minutes. Panic attacks can happen anywhere and at any time.
Anxiety or Panic attacks vary from person to person because there are so many issues that cause them and there are different severities. Anxiety or panic attacks are usually caused by a thought or event in the future that we are stressed and worried about. Taking proper care of yourself by sleeping enough and having healthy coping strategies is always something you can consider when dealing with issues of this nature.
It certainly depends on the persons level of anxiety. Some people may experience anxiety attacks several times a day. Others may only experience them once a week... If you are concerned talk to a doctor to best help you to combat anxiety attacks.
Anonymous
April 13th, 2018 12:05am
Depending on my situation and sleep, they can be all day, or just a couple times a day. But non the less everyday.
The frequency depends on each individual person. There is no one frequency for everyone. Panic attacks occur in different ways and timesfor everyone. They are even experienced in different ways for each individual person. To some, they feel like rapid thoughts. To others, they feel like you can’t breathe and are actively dying. That’s the thing about panic attacks- they are never exactly the same for two people.
Anxiety attacks are different for every person and so is the frequency. There is no ''normal'' amount nor normal time. An anxiety attack can last 5 seconds to 5 hours, and happen more than once a day
It definitely depends on the person. Some people have anxiety attacks a couple times a day, others can have them once a year. It's a huge spectrum.
Anonymous
May 11th, 2018 8:18pm
They depend greatly on different people. Some people have them multiple times a day, some people only a few times a month. some people even have them only few times a year.
It all depends on the person and how they handle things. every
one is different so the amount of anxiety attacks depend on them.
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