Tremors or shaking Shortness of breath Increased heart rate Heart palpitations Nausea Stomach ache Chest ache Dizziness Note: Keep in mind that only a mental health professional can make an accurate diagnosis.

[Gk astra (pe᷄) lightning + -phobia]-phobia is a combining form meaning “fear,” occurring in loanwords from Greek (hydrophobia). On this model, -phobia is used in the names of mental disorders that have the general sense “dread of, aversion toward” that specified by the initial element.