Panic & Positivity, Beating Fear For A Long Time Now.

Simon's latest blog is an honest look at his fear, panic attacks and recovery.

Panic & Positivity, Beating Fear For A Long Time Now. I thought I had my first panic attack at the age of nineteen. On the last day of a trip to America with Julie, I started to feel unwell, for no particular reason.

If you have suffered a panic attack, you will be familiar with the symptoms. The feeling of ‘not being there’, as if a film has covered your eyes and things are being seen from a distance.

And that first twinge of anxiety when you realise something is not quite right. If this is your first time, you will be alarmed as a surge of adrenaline runs through your body, accompanied by shaking limbs and a feeling of nausea.

Yes, adrenaline is Mother Nature’s first warning sign, shots fired, but in this case, it does not help. We go into fight or flight mode, but there is no one to fight, and flight, but to where?

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