anxiety and panic attacks

Anxiety and panic attacks can seem potentially fatal. Having experienced the anxiety of a panic attack myself, I know how terrifying it can be. In my case, I was so concerned that I went to the emergency room of the local hospital because I’d never heard of a ‘panic attack’ before. I believed I was having a heart attack, and I was far too young for that. My chest was tight, I ...

I was somewhere in my mid-20s whenever I first started to have my first bouts with anxiety attacks. Even though I realized that it was always a possibility of having these anxiety attacks, especially since both my parents suffered from them, I was hoping that eventually I would be able to go through my life without dealing with them. As it turns out, they were simply waiting inside of me to ...