{"id":10998,"date":"2012-01-29T04:44:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-29T04:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/panic-and-rumors-are-contagious\/"},"modified":"2018-06-04T17:07:44","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T17:07:44","slug":"panic-and-rumors-are-contagious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/panic-and-rumors-are-contagious\/","title":{"rendered":"Panic and Rumors are Contagious"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr KK Aggarwal<\/i><\/b>
\nPadma Shri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee
President, Heart Care Foundation of India <\/b><\/p>\n

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<\/b>Both rumors and panic reactions are contagious. It just takes one percent of the population to create rumors. Most rumors are not facts. The best way to know whether it\u2019s a rumor or not, is to ask, \u201cWho told you\u201d. The answer invariably will be \u2018someone\u2019. Unless somebody has heard it from the horses\u2019 mouth do not believe it. It is a human tendency to add to what one has heard from someone.<\/p>\n

Rumors are scientific and are based on the 100th Monkey Phenomenon. Once the target population is sensitized, the rumor spreads like wild fire. In a gathering of 1000 people only 10 persons are required to spread the rumor, and the resultant panic. In a war-like situation, it is easy to spread rumors as the public is sensitized for the same and living in an unknown fear.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\nPanic attacks are an unexplained and unprovoked fight or flight response. The body suddenly has the physical reaction of a life-threatening situation. Panic attack is usually mistaken (by the sufferer) as a heart attack and can be very frightening. Anxiety can sometimes lead to panic attacks therefore a lot of people with anxiety disorder tend to unfortunately develop panic attacks.<\/p>\n

It is an emotion most people experience when they feel they are in danger. The heart rate increases, the muscles tense up, one get a rush of adrenaline and one is ready to fight for the life. This is called the \u201cFight or Flight\u201d reaction and it gives one the extra strength needed to overcome or escape a dangerous situation.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, anxiety disorder is when you have the symptoms but the reason for feeling the \u201cFight or Flight\u201d reaction is unclear.
\nA panic attack is a sudden surge of overwhelming fear that comes without warning and without any obvious reason. It is far more intense than the feeling of being \u2018stressed out\u2019 that most people experience. Symptoms of a panic attack include:<\/p>\n

*Racing heartbeat
\n*Difficulty in breathing, feeling as though you \u2018can\u2019t get enough air\u2019
\n*Terror that is almost paralyzing
\n*Trembling, sweating, shaking
\n*Choking, chest pains
\n*Hot flashes or sudden chills
\n*Tingling in fingers or toes (\u2018pins and needles\u2019).
\n*Fear that you\u2019re going to go crazy or are about to die<\/p>\n

In addition to the above symptoms, a panic attack is marked by the following conditions:
\nIt occurs suddenly, without any proportion to the actual situation; often, in fact, it\u2019s completely unrelated.
\nIt passes off in a few minutes; the body cannot sustain the \u2018fight or flight\u2019 response for longer than that. However, repeated attacks can continue to recur for hours.<\/p>\n

A panic attack is not dangerous, but it can be terrifying, largely because it feels \u2018crazy\u2019 and \u2018out of control\u2019. Panic disorder is frightening because of the panic attacks associated with it, and also because if often leads to other complications such as phobias, depression, substance abuse, medical complications, even suicide. Its effects can range from mild word or social impairment to a total inability to face the outside world.<\/p>\n

Tips: Be prepared for emergencies. Always keep the first aid kit and a supply of goods and medicines for 1-2 weeks handy than to panic when they are needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dr KK Aggarwal Padma Shri and Dr B C Roy National AwardeePresident, Heart Care Foundation of India  Both rumors and panic reactions are contagious. It just takes one percent of the population to create rumors. Most rumors are not facts. The best way to know whether it\u2019s a rumor or not, is to ask, \u201cWho told you\u201d. The answer invariably will be \u2018someone\u2019. Unless somebody has heard it from the horses\u2019 mouth do not believe it. It is a human tendency to add to what one has heard from someone. Rumors are scientific and are based on the 100th Monkey <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,82,1,66],"tags":[80,65,108],"class_list":["post-10998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-inspiration","category-update","category-useful-informations","tag-health","tag-member-article","tag-tips","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10998"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43557,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10998\/revisions\/43557"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}