Can someone have panic disorder without fear of having another panic attack?

Hello. In the past 2-3 months, I have been having unexpected panic attacks. I know they are unexpected because they aren't part of the panic attacks that I experience from my social anxiety and GAD. I consider myself to have three different types of panic attacks with one of the types being unexpected.

Anyways, I am used to having panic attacks often (one every 1 to 2 weeks), but I know that some of them are different than normal. A few days ago, I posted about my panic attack that lasted 3 hours and was really terrible. This was an unexpected panic attack because I wasn't in a social situation that I felt anxious in along with me not worrying about something at that time, which is something I normally do.

I know it has to last 6 months, and I don't like the feeling of panic attacks, but I don't really fear having another one. The only time I fear panic attacks is when I am doing a performance and I am afraid of getting a panic attack.

Something just triggered in my mind that my unexpected panic attacks have been in the past 4-5 months, with one month of me having an unexpected panic attack once to twice a week. It sucked.

Anyways, sorry I go off-topic like this, but can someone have panic disorder without really fearing another panic attack? I kinda to wonder when will I have another unexpected panic attack, because I couldn't function like I normally would when I had this panic attack. But I don't think of this constantly.

Your thoughts? I think I will bring this up with my pdoc next month, but I do hope I don't get another unexpected panic attack next month. Thanks.

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i believe so.....i am dx'd with panic disorder but i do not fear having a panic attack. i dont have them often anymore as i have learned how to control them. im panic disorder with agoraphobia and i sit there telling myself i know i can go to the store and not have a panic attack now so wonder what the problem is.

anyway, a way to stop panic attacks is to relax. it is physically impossible to panic and relax at the same time. you dont even have to really relax. just fool your brain into thinking you are relaxing. imagine as if you just did a meditation or had a massage and all your muscles have turned into limp noodles. just let them all go. this will stop the panic attack. you may have to do it a couple times over your first tries, but when i started doing this it ended the attacks.

Or is it a different type of fear? I may have agoraphobia, but probably more social anxiety.

I think you told me this advice before. Anyways, thanks for your advice and help .

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