Credit: Shutterstock Simple steps to help you regain control when anxiety takes over A panic attack can feel overwhelming.

Clinical psychologist Dr. Julie Smith advises against common reactions during panic attacks that can worsen the condition.

People report that panic attacks make you feel like your going to die. Your heart races, chest tightens, hands tingle, and overwhelming dread convinces you something catastrophic is happening. Yet ...

I think there is a misapprehension that those of us in the mental-health field who write self-help books do so from a clinical distance and without personal experience with the content that we present ...