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. 2012 Nov 13;21(4):258–272. doi: 10.1002/mpr.1369
Never Occasionally Half of the time Most of the time All of the time
… felt moments of sudden terror, fear or fright, sometimes out of the blue 0 1 2 3 4
… felt anxious, worried, or nervous about having more panic attacks 0 1 2 3 4
… had thoughts of losing control, dying, going, crazy or other bad things happening because of panic attacks 0 1 2 3 4
… felt a racing heart, sweaty, trouble breathing, faint, or shaky 0 1 2 3 4
… felt tense muscles, on edge or restless, or trouble relaxing or trouble sleeping 0 1 2 3 4
… avoided, or did not approach or enter, situations in which panic attacks might occur 0 1 2 3 4
… left situations early, or participated only minimally because of panic attacks 0 1 2 3 4
… spent a lot of time preparing for, or procrastinating about (putting off), situations in which panic attacks might occur 0 1 2 3 4
… distracted myself to avoid thinking about panic attacks 0 1 2 3 4
… needed help to cope with panic attacks (e.g. alcohol or medications, superstitious objects, other people) 0 1 2 3 4

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