A new treatment for the feeling of suffocation that accompanies a panic attack focuses on getting patients to breathe less. The treatment, which involves a technique for altering your breathing, is ...

In the chaos of a firefight, during a hostage negotiation, or while rescuing survivors from a collapsed building, elite military personnel and first responders rely on more than just their equipment ...

Have you ever experienced a sudden surge of overwhelming anxiety, accompanied by physical symptoms like heart palpitations and shortness of breath? That is what we call a panic attack. In this post, ...

Deep breath in, slow breath out… Isn't it odd that we can self-soothe by slowing down our breathing? Humans have long used slow breathing to regulate their emotions, and practices like yoga and ...

It happened in the last place I wanted it to: the airport security line at Newark Liberty International Airport. Someone had accidentally taken my laptop and I had a panic attack. I knew what was ...

It begins in a quiet way-a fast beat of the heart, a squeezed chest, breath that gets short all of a sudden. Out of nowhere, you're not just worried, you're sure something is very wrong. You may think ...