A panic attack can feel like it comes out of nowhere: a racing heart, trouble breathing, a wave of fear that something is seriously wrong even when nothing obviously dangerous is happening. If that’s been happening more than once, or you’ve started organizing your life around avoiding the next one, this evaluation offers a private way to look at the pattern more closely.
It takes just a few minutes, nothing you enter is stored or shared, and there’s no login required. Answer based on what you’ve actually experienced, not what you think a panic attack is supposed to look like.
What This Evaluation Explores
This evaluation asks about the physical and emotional experience of panic, a racing heart, shortness of breath, dizziness, a sense of unreality, and the fear that often comes with those sensations. It also looks at how often these episodes happen, how intense they get, and whether you’ve started avoiding certain places or situations because of them.
Panic attacks can happen with an obvious trigger or seemingly out of nowhere; both are common. The questions here are built to capture either pattern, since the experience of panic matters more than what set it off.
Complete the Evaluation
Answer each question based on what you’ve actually noticed during these episodes, not how you think they’re supposed to feel. There’s no passing or failing this, and no one else sees your answers unless you choose to share them.
Reading Your Results
Your results will show a general range rather than a single verdict. A higher score suggests that what you’re experiencing lines up with patterns commonly seen in panic disorder, and that it may be worth exploring further with a professional. A lower score doesn’t mean nothing is happening; it just means this particular tool didn’t pick up a strong signal.
Either way, if these episodes have been disruptive enough that you’re taking an evaluation about them, that’s worth paying attention to regardless of the exact number you land on.
Not a Diagnosis
This self-evaluation is a screening tool, not a diagnosis. It cannot tell you whether you have panic disorder, and no score here should be treated as a medical or clinical conclusion. An actual diagnosis requires a licensed clinician who can rule out other causes and look at your full history, something a short questionnaire isn’t built to do. If your results raise questions, that conversation is the real next step.
If You’re Ready for Next Steps
Panic attacks tend to respond well to therapy: learning to recognize the early signs of one building, building tools for the middle of an episode, and slowly working through the avoidance that often builds up around them. Our therapists are licensed across Texas, and our supervised associates also see clients through secure, HIPAA-compliant video. You can attend sessions from a phone or laptop in a private place.
If you’d rather skip ahead, tell us a bit about what’s been going on and we’ll help match you with a therapist who has real experience with this.
Questions You Might Have
Panic attacks are a specific, intense experience that can happen on their own or alongside broader anxiety. If you’re not sure which fits better, it’s fine to take both, or just start with whichever one matches what you’re noticing most.
No. Many people take this after a period of frequent episodes has already passed, since the pattern and its aftereffects, like avoidance, are still worth understanding.
Yes, that’s common. Unexpected panic attacks with no obvious cause are still a recognized pattern, not a sign that something unusual is happening.
That’s useful information to bring into a conversation with a therapist, who can look at the full picture and figure out what’s actually going on and what might help.