Tuesday 26 November 2019

Inside a Panic Attack: What It's Like When Anxiety Strikes

a post by Haley West for the Tiny Buddha blog



“Those who suffer from mental illness are stronger than you think. We must fight to go to work, care for our families, be there for our friends, and act ‘normal’ while battling unimaginable pain.” ~Unknown

It’s strange having a panic attack while surrounded by p eople. I’m experiencing something so private and so personal, but unless I externalise it, they are completely unaware. It’s almost an art to be able to hide it — to train myself well enough to function in front of others to the point that, if I do reveal to them the nature of my anxiety, they reply, “I had no idea.”

If you’ve never experienced a panic attack, they are almost impossible to explain. But I’m going to try.

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