I interviewed Jocelyn Cunningham for The Emotional and Mental Health Summit. She spoke to us about panic attacks and how they affected her life.
Jocelyn explains
"As it happens there are two types of panic attacks, expected and unexpected panic attacks. The unexpected is unfortunately what I suffered but I am still able to keep on top of it and that was 16 years ago. Unexpected ones can happen even when you are in your most relaxed and settled state, and again it is repressed energy.
Nocturnal panic attacks happen when you are in your sleep state and you can even wake out of a deep REM sleep and develop this feeling of panic.
Expected attacks are trigger based and have a lot to do with fear and phobias. Like when someone has a fear of flying and they can happen even if a person is prepared – triggered based ones are easier to handle than the unexpected ones".
