Is this common?
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by shar7 » Mon Jun 21, 2004 8:17 am
Does anybody else feel the need to constantly go to the toilet during panic attacks? I've had panic attacks for the last 10 years & only in the past year or so have I felt a constant need to go to the toilet, it's very annoying & disruptive to live in general - as if panic attacks aren't bad enough!
by Michael Lank » Mon Jun 21, 2004 8:39 am
Hi shar7,
The need to go to the toilet during panic attacks is common - so called panic attacks are just the natural emergency response to a perceived threat -the fight or flight mechanism. Thousands of years ago, when man was often hunted, urinating/defecating would have been a useful response to make us less appealing to animals hunting us!
You can find out more about panic attacks and how to overcome them Here.
Good luck.
The need to go to the toilet during panic attacks is common - so called panic attacks are just the natural emergency response to a perceived threat -the fight or flight mechanism. Thousands of years ago, when man was often hunted, urinating/defecating would have been a useful response to make us less appealing to animals hunting us!
You can find out more about panic attacks and how to overcome them Here.
Good luck.
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