{"id":110961,"date":"2025-05-18T05:57:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T05:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/110961\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T05:57:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T05:57:26","slug":"what-a-panic-attack-feels-like-as-jamie-laing-opens-up-about-anxiety-and-managing-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/110961\/","title":{"rendered":"What a panic attack feels like as Jamie Laing opens up about anxiety and managing symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reality TV star Jamie Laing<\/a> has opened up about his “lowest point” and how a bout of poor mental health prompted his first panic attack 14 years ago.<\/p>\n

Speaking on his and wife Sophie Habboo’s NewlyWeds podcast this week, the Made in Chelsea alum \u2013 who recently completed the Ultra Marathon Man challenge for Comic Relief<\/a> \u2013 said: “Back then, this conversation around mental health that we have now, didn\u2019t exist. I was feeling very lonely and isolated within myself. I also felt embarrassed and scared about what I was feeling.<\/p>\n

“I didn\u2019t talk about it to anyone and because of that, I didn\u2019t understand if it was ever going to stop. When you don\u2019t know if something is ever going to end, it\u2019s a really scary position to be in.”<\/p>\n

Advocating for men’s mental health and wider discussions around it, the Candy Kittens owner said that when he did finally talk about what he was going through, he experienced a “huge moment of relief”, adding that when he told his friend “I got an echo back and he told me not to worry. He said that we would go through it together”.<\/p>\n

As well as noting how men “don’t talk about it”, he continued that he and his friends have a WhatsApp group called ‘Checking In’, designed to help them connect and share when they were feeling low or lonely.<\/p>\n

Panic attacks are fairly common among those with anxiety disorders, and unlike typical feelings of anxiety and stress, sufferers can have attacks at any given time \u2013 often for no apparent reason.<\/p>\n

Here, we take a look at what panic attacks feel like, why they occur and how to manage the symptoms.<\/p>\n

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Jamie spoke about his mental health on his and wife Sophie Habboo’s podcast, NewlyWeds. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

What a panic attack feels like<\/p>\n

An exaggerated fear response, panic attacks can often make people feel as though they dying or having a heart attack, especially during a particularly bad episode. This is prompted by symptoms of dizziness, nausea, increased heart rate and breathlessness, which come on during an attack.<\/p>\n

Many people who have panic attacks also note feeling a lack of control \u2013 whether that’s a result of the physical symptoms playing out and\/or anxiety around a situation or life event.<\/p>\n

During a panic attack, it isn’t uncommon to encounter an out of body experience, to feel disconnected from your mind, body or surroundings, per Mind<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Generally speaking, panic attacks last between 5-20 minutes, though some have lasted up to an hour.<\/p>\n

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Panic attacks usually occur with little to no warning. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Panic attack versus heart attack<\/p>\n

While heart attacks can come on quickly and suddenly, they mostly start slowly with mild pain or discomfort, per Heart.org<\/a>. This pain can worsen over the course of a few minutes and episodes may come and go before the actual heart attack occurs.<\/p>\n

Other signs of heart attacks include chest pain, shooting pain in other body areas (typically the left arm), lightheadedness, sweating, shortness of breath and an overwhelming sense of anxiety.<\/p>\n

For this reason, there are a lot of similarities between the two and it can be difficult to determine in the moment which one you are experiencing. If you are unsure, experts recommend erring on the side of caution and seeking immediate medical attention.<\/p>\n

The symptoms of a panic attack<\/p>\n

According to the NHS<\/a>, the most common symptoms of a panic attack include:<\/p>\n