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Panic attack is one of the worst things that could befall a person. Once he or she is diagnosed to have this disorder, life would be tantamount to misery if neglected and not treated. Nobody ever wants to have panic attack. If you happen to have a friend or anybody you know who has this disorder, you will most likely see how hard it is for them.

Medical books define panic attack as “a period of intense pain and discomfort.” This period always come in a person by surprise since there is no warning as to when an attack would occur. Once an attack is experienced, anxiety of when the next attack will happen is one thing that will make it worse, thereby making this disorder one of the most feared.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, these are just three of the many in the list that would fall under anxiety disorder. It is therefore the number health problem in America affecting about 25% of the total populations of adults. Statistics of how many children it affects is yet unknown but it is evident that anxiety disorder children faces are real.