This is a useful tool used by many sufferers and professionals in measuring our anxiety/panic levels while practising exposure.
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7-10 | Major Panic Attack | All of the symptoms in Level 6 exaggerated;
terror; fear of going crazy or dying;
compulsion to esape
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6 | Moderate Panic Attack | Palpitations;
difficulty breathing;
feeling disoriented or detached;
feeling of "unreality";
panic in response to percieved loss of control;
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5 | Early Panic | Heart pounding or beating irregularly;
constricted breathing;
spaciness or dizziness;
definite fear of losing control;
compulsion to escape
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4 | Marked Anxiety | Feeling uncomfortable or "spacey";
heart beating fast;
muscles tight;
beginning to wonder about maintaining control.
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3 | Moderate Anxiety | Feeling uncomfortable but still in control;
heart starting to beat faster;
more rapid breathing;
sweaty palms.
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2 | Mild Anxiety | Butterflies in stomach;
Muscle tension;
Definitely nervous.
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1 | Slight Anxiety | Passing twinge of anxiety;
feeling slightly nervous.
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0 | Relaxation | Calm;
a feeling of being undistracted and at peace.
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