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Panic Attacks Through a Polyvagal Lens: Why Your Body Sounds the Alarm Without a Threat
A panic attack is not a thought spiraling out of control. It is a neuroceptive misfire — the autonomic threat-detection system triggering full mobilization in the absence of actual danger. The clinical answer is somatic, not cognitive.
By VagusSkool Team
May 14, 2026