Anxiety attack: understanding what is happening and learning to soothe it Ghislaine MORIN Home Who am I? Support Sophrology Traditional Chinese Medicine Combined session Advice Prices Testimonials Practical information Contact Monday to Friday from 8am to 8pm Saturday from 8am to 2pm Home Who am I? Support Sophrology Traditional Chinese Medicine Combined session Advice Prices Testimonials Practical information Contact Ghislaine MORIN Anxiety attack: understanding what is happening and learning to soothe it 17 Mar 2026 Ghislaine Morin sophrology Comment An anxiety attack can be a very frightening experience. The heart speeds up, breathing becomes difficult, a feeling of losing control may appear… Many people describe the fear of "fainting" or of something serious happening. In those moments, the reflex is often to want to flee the situation or to make the sensation disappear as quickly as possible. Yet, even though an anxiety attack is very uncomfortable, it is not dangerous. What happens during an anxiety attack? An anxiety attack corresponds to a very strong activation of the nervous system. The body goes into a state of alert: the heart rate increases breathing speeds up muscle tension appears the mind races It is a normal reaction of the body… but one that becomes overwhelming. Why do anxiety attacks occur? They can arise in different situations: a period of stress mental overload fatigue unexpressed emotions Sometimes they appear for no apparent reason, which can be even more destabilising. The natural reflex… that keeps the attack going Faced with an anxiety attack, it is very common to want to: fight the sensations make them disappear quickly avoid the associated situations But this mechanism can feed the phenomenon. The more we resist, the more the body remains in tension. An approach di