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Mar 2015
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EP 0006 - How Panic Attacks Become Panic...

Drew Linsalata
About this episode

Panic disorder and panic attacks are related but different. How do panic attacks become panic disorder? Here's a hint: Its more cognitive than physical!


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Intro/Outro Music:  "Afterglow" by The Ben Drake Collective.  Used with permission.  Find Ben Drake on Facebook or at bendrakemusic.com.

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