{"id":3550,"date":"2022-01-04T16:48:57","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T00:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightside.com\/?p=3550"},"modified":"2022-06-30T14:31:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T21:31:43","slug":"how-to-explain-feeling-of-a-panic-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brightside.com\/blog\/how-to-explain-feeling-of-a-panic-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Explain the Feeling of a Panic Attack to a Loved One"},"content":{"rendered":"

Panic attacks can be exhausting, overwhelming, and triggering all at once, and it can be tough to sort through all of these feelings on your own, let alone try to explain them to someone else.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When it comes to explaining your panic attacks to a loved one, it can be very hard to find the right words, and this is especially the case if your loved one has never struggled with anxiety personally or may not be familiar with the ins and outs of this challenging mental health condition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That said, there are a few different approaches you can take to help you better describe your panic attacks to the people you love. This is your complete guide to explaining the feeling of anxiety to loved ones so that you never have to suffer in silence.<\/span><\/p>\n

Explaining Your Specific Symptoms<\/span><\/h3>\n

One approach you can take when trying to explain your anxiety to someone else is to start by explaining the specific symptoms that you as an individual experience when your anxiety kicks in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Even if this doesn\u2019t give your loved one the full picture of all the things that anxiety entails, describing your most common symptoms will at least allow them to understand how uncomfortable, frightening, and draining it can be to battle an anxiety disorder on the regular.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the most common <\/span>symptoms associated with anxiety<\/span><\/a> include:<\/span><\/p>\n