The Cause of Panic Attacks

Panic attacks are usually caused by a combination of many things that
eventually add up to one big thing, a panic attack. A large amount of research has been done on the origin of panic attacks. This research seems to point to the neurotransmitters of the brain.  Neurotransmitters are chemicals that are essential to the behavior of and the communication within the brain. A chemical imbalance involving these neurotransmitters in particular parts of the brain can cause a mental uproar which is seen on the outside as a panic attack.

There are three main circumstances that panic attacks can result from. One circumstance is totally unprovoked where there is no specific reason or cause of the attack. The second circumstance occurs when an individual is in a particular situation that provokes the attack. These situations might include; going to work, meeting new people, or being in a populated or crowded area. The third circumstance is a social or physical situation that is similar to the previous ones, except these situations will not cause panic attacks one-hundred percent of the time. The occurrence of panic attacks form these situations are less frequent.

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