What we usually perceive as a possible threat or danger brought about by a panic attack actually starts from the brain.
From the brain, signals are sent to the nervous system of our body.
It is the nervous system that is responsible in preparing our body to face or to escape the threat.
It is also responsible in returning our body to its original state of equilibrium or tranquility once the threat has gone away or has subsided.
In layman terms, there is this independent region of the nervous system responsible for the rise and fall of our nervous feeling. This rise in feeling is responsible in preparing our body to face or to flee the danger.
The fall in feeling or subsiding feeling works to restore balance and equilibrium, bringing our body back to its normal state.
Let us use our example earlier about graduating top in class. Before the valedictory speech, the rising feel goes to work. After the speech, the subsiding feel is responsible for the bodys equilibrium.
The rising feel is the controversial section of the nervous system which starts the anxiety (or possibly panic attack), while the subsiding feel is the one that...