Patient's Complete Guide to Panic Disorder

The main characteristic of a panic disorder is fear and worry. Panic disorders are characterized into six categories:

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – An overwhelming feeling that triggers behaviour changes and causes anxiety. For instance, repetitive cleaning of the kitchen, even though it's clean
• Social Anxiety Disorder – This causes fear of social gatherings, makes a person more shy and unable to interact with anyone else
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Traumatic events can cause emotional damage which triggers panic attacks.
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) – the feeling of worry causes anxiety. It is a general feeling of dread and unease that follows your every thought
• Anxiety or Panic attacks –  Without any immediate or actual danger, the fear of the unknown causes panic and anxiety attack
• Phobias – The fearing of specific objects, activities, and scenarios to an exaggerated degree are phobias. For instance, fear of heights, and snakes