How do you know when Anxiety attack is real?

[Deeishere111]

My daughter had anxiety attacks. She said that she would panic when she was in her classes at college. There were times when she was just so stressed out and she feared people looking at her and judging her. But since she started dating, got married and had a baby, I don't hear any more mention of attacks. Could it had just been in her mind?

 

[Sue]

I would say that is was college that was causing her anxiety so now that she is out of school and has settled into her new life she doesn't have those anxious feelings that she once felt. At the time they were very real and not just in her mind. She didn't feel comfortable in the environment. Perhaps she still has them but she doesn't talk to you about them now that she is married and has her husband to talk to her. I would ask her about them just to see what she has to say.

 

[Alex]

I don't think it's helpful to try and judge or decide of they were real or in her mind; to the person having an attack it can be and seem real and that's what matters. There is nothing worse than someone deciding that you don't have depression or that you were 'faking' a anxiety attack, but they don't know how you feel and why it happened.


I feel most people have anxiety attacks when they have no control and are under pressure, and when that changes the attacks don't occur or are less severe.

 

[John Snort]

Anxiety attacks may have certain triggers. When whatever made you anxious isn't in your vicinity then most likely you won't have an anxiety attack that's until you are exposed to it. But as you say it is gone for now Deeishere111 this shouldn't worry you anymore. But what you say about it all being in the mind is also partly true. An anxiety disorder is a mental illness but like all illnesses someone can get better even if they don't take medication by exposing themselves to makes them anxious.

 

[fuzyon]

I notice that anxiety attacks happen when I'm way too aware of things going on around me and my mind starts pacing at a million thoughts per second, it usually results in me hyperventilating and having trouble breathing. Your daughter most likely is in a good place in life and she doesn't worry about stuff too much now, especially because she has a baby that she needs to take care of. You should be happy for her, it's not easy to reach that stage in your life.