A few symptoms that have been reported are attacks or fits of crying, verbal or physical aggression, uncontrollable shouting, trembling, and the feeling of heat rising throughout the body.
[3] In most cases, ataques de nervios is directly related to stress and family, such as divorce, death of a loved one, or witnessing/experiencing a traumatic event.
[3] The body falls to the ground when one faints or has a black-out because it makes it easier for oxygen blood to reach the brain.
[4] Ataques de nervios has been treated as a panic or anxiety disorder, which consist of cognitive behavior therapy.
If an individual feels like they are about to faint during their episode, the best preventative approach is to lie down with their legs elevated above their head, or to squat down on their heels.