Anxiety attacks can have varying symptoms and are not officially recognized in the DSM-5.

To stop a panic attack, try coping strategies like breathing techniques, therapy, and medication.

During panic attacks, sufferers may feel as if they’re experiencing an urgent medical issue such as heart attack, stroke or asthma attack, but you technically can’t die from one (which is something ...

Physical symptoms of an anxiety/panic attack, like heart palpitations, chest pain, and breathlessness, can mimic those seen with a heart attack. One key way to differentiate symptoms between a panic ...

As both an anxiety therapist and someone who has personally experienced Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), panic disorder, OCD, and agoraphobia, I’ve heard countless descriptions of anxiety and panic ...

This list of 15 "realistic" ways to help someone through a panic attack went viral after actress Kelsey Darragh shared her handwritten tips on Instagram. If you’re never had a panic attack, it’s ...

How one teenager's battle with severe anxiety prompted him to start Project GenZen, working with apps like Headspace to bring coping tools to others.

Predictable routines can help children feel calm and in control. (Cavan Images/Cavan Collection via Getty Images) As a child, I had a great deal of anxiety. If you’ve ever seen me speak in public, ...

“If you don’t have anxiety,” stand-up comedian Aparna Nancherla riffs onstage, “the way I would describe it is there’s, like, an edgy improv group in your brain and it just needs a one-word suggestion ...

It should have been a moment of relief. On Sunday afternoon, June 1, before the start of a Jewish holiday, Rabbi Caryn Aviv hit “send” on the final draft of her forthcoming book, “Unlearning Jewish ...