Anxiety, phobias, panic attacks... How to face these "unbearable fears"

More than 10 million French people suffer from anxiety disorders, according to the French National Authority for Health. Phobias, obsessions, urges, panic attacks... Among them, more than 6 million French people will experience at least one panic attack during their lifetime. So what are the mechanisms underlying these fears? Why do some suffer from them and not others? What attitude should we adopt when this happens? Can we easily recover from them?

Doctor Philippe Presles, psychotherapist and author of "Heal Your Anxiety in 6 Sessions" (ed. Robert Lafont), is the guest of Margaux de Frouville and Alain Ducardonnet in Le Podcast santé.