anxiety attack

collocation in English

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anxiety
noun
uk
/æŋˈzaɪ.ə.ti/us
/æŋˈzaɪ.ə.t̬i/
an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in ...
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attack
noun
uk
/əˈtæk/us
/əˈtæk/
a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone ...
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(Definition ofanxietyandattackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They told him he was having ananxietyattackwhen he experienced shortness of breath.
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Some users may experience a general sense of fear or ananxietyattack.
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Kim suffers ananxietyattackand in attempting to flee from the gory visions, plummets out of a third floor window to her death.
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Mandy is suffering ananxietyattack, as she has almost every night for months.
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Leilene had ananxietyattackbecause she can not cook and arrives to the kitchen late.
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For instance, a student may leave the room when talking in front of the class (escape) and refrain from doing verbal presentations because of the previously encounteredanxietyattack(avoid).
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Gemma has a temper tantrum that she would do a kickboxing and ending her emotional tears while she has ananxietyattackthat she loses her attitude.
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Recently it seems to have been bringing him out in anxiety attacks once again.
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For example, others may have mild learning difficulties or moderate mental health problems, such as depression or anxiety attacks.
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By 2007, he had overcome his anxiety attacks, which had plagued him for 2 years.
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The disorders include arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and anxiety attacks.
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Stefon always touches his face and hair, and it seems like he has frequent anxiety attacks.
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Some eat the seeds as preventative measure against onset of anxiety attacks, clinical depression and other mood disorders.
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He also went further to say that he had been prescribed to some medication and the anxiety attacks are now under control.
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Afterwards, she experienced depression and anxiety attacks for several years.
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Hank survives, but is traumatized and later develops anxiety attacks.
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The pain can be identical to a heart attack and can cause hyper ventilating, anxiety attacks, passing out, panic attacks and temporary numbness/paralysis.
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Meanwhile, his father had been suffering from anxiety attacks.
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