Annabelle is in the grocery store when she notices her heart is racing, and she becomes very dizzy. She is shaking so that she is barely able to stand up, and she cannot seem to get enough air and begins to hyperventilate. Annabelle thinks that maybe she is having a heart attack or going insane. She was fine a few minutes ago. Annabelle is exhibiting symptoms of a

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Annabelle's symptoms, including a racing heart, dizziness, shaking, and hyperventilation, are characteristic of a panic attack, which is a key feature of panic disorder. Panic disorder involves sudden and repeated attacks of fear that last for several minutes or longer. These are not symptoms of factitious disorder, conversion disorder, or dissociative fugue.

Annabelle Is in the Grocery Store When She Notices Her