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      [Noun]  | "anxiety attack" 


      1: a sudden feeling or episode of anxiety; specifically : an episode of mild to severe worry, distress, or fear that may last for hours or days, is typically preceded by a period of gradually increasing levels of fear and worry (such as that associated with a perceived stressor or threat), and that has symptoms (such as increased heart rate and shortness of breath) similar to but often less intense than those associated with a panic attack


      Origin: 1911 ;

       Probably after German Angstanfall or Angstattacke;

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       [ "anxiety attack" ]

      1: It's different for everyone, but picture anxiety combined with a panic attack, all of your senses going into over drive, lights seeming brighter, sounds getting louder and you're hyperventilating.

        * e.g.,  ... friend: Why were you late to bio? 

       [ "high anxiety attack" ]

      1: It's very similar to an anxiety attack, only it's 10x worse. It happens when you use some sort of substance to alter the mind and have alot of stress come at you at once. If having a high anxiety attack, you may be able to feel the blood flow of your heart, alter reality slightly (not in the good way), have a heart attack, or even become unconscious. A high anxiety attack isn't life threatening, but what is is how you handle it. It lasts as long as 2 hours and is mandatory if already having one.

        * e.g.,  ... Oh my god guys, you will not believe what happened last night, I had a high anxiety attack. I thought I was going to die. 

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