Why Panic Attacks Feel So Dangerous

🔽In this video🔽: 0:00 Why Panic Attacks Feel So Scary 0:42 Panic Attacks as a False Alarm 1:22 The Amygdala and Your Brain’s Smoke Detector 2:41 Why You Can’t Logic Your Way Out of Panic 3:27 The Pink Elephant Trap 5:16 Tools for Panic Attacks: Cyclical Sigh 6:31 Tools for Panic Attacks: Progressive Muscle Relaxation 7:38 Tools for Panic Attacks: Exposure Work 9:16 Recap: One Breath, One Rep, One False Alarm Panic attacks can feel like danger. Your heart races. Your chest tightens. Your hands tingle. Your brain starts screaming, “I’m in danger.” But sometimes panic is not a prophecy. It is a false alarm. Free mental health resources: https://therapybyyou.com/resources/ Comment with one small rep you want to practice next time your alarm goes off. Disclaimer (Therapy By You / Your Brain): I’m Mike Shihadeh, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Michigan. Your Brain is educational content, not therapy or medical advice, and watching doesn’t create a therapist–client relationship. If you have new chest pain, fainting, or think you may be having a medical emergency, call 911 or get checked out. Panic can feel like a heart problem, so don’t guess. If you’re in immediate danger or considering self-harm, call your local emergency number (U.S.: call/text 988). If you’re outside the U.S., use your country’s emergency/crisis resources. Citations: Smoke detector principle: Nesse, R. M. (2005) Thought suppression: Wegner, D. M. (1994) Stanford Medicine: Balban, M. Y., et al. (2023)