The following is a dramatization based on real events that may sound very familiar to you …
I remember the first time I ever experienced an anxiety attack like it was yesterday, although I didn’t know that’s what it was a the time. I was lying in bed with my husband after another long day during a particular stressful time in our lives. It seemed like whenever my head hit the pillow at night, all the worries and concerns would start swirling around my head.
No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t take my mind off all the things that were causing me to worry. Other nights, out of sheer exhaustion, I would eventually fall into a restless sleep.
This night, however, something different happened.
I eventually drifted off to sleep, but suddenly awoke as if someone had jumped out from behind a dark corner and startled me. As I was jolted from my sleep, I began to experience what I later realized was a major panic attack.
I was lightheaded and dizzy. I broke out into a cold sweat. And my heart was pounding so hard I thought it was going to beat right through my chest. My husband tried to take my pulse, but my heart rate was so high, he couldn’t count fast enough!
I thought for sure I was having a hear attack and that I was literally going to die right there, sitting on the edge of my bed.
Just as we were about to call for an ambulance, my symptoms slowly began to subside. While I was still petrified, we decided not to call because money was tight and we hadn’t met our insurance deductible yet. Instead, we decided I would make an appointment to see the doctor in the morning and get checked out.
Needless to say, I didn’t sleep at all that night!
The next day, I was able to get in to see our family doctor. He checked me out and said he couldn’t find anything wrong but he wanted me to see a cardiologist just to make sure my heart was ok.
So, I went and saw the cardiologist, and after examining me and giving me a stress test, he determined that everything with my heart was fine. I was relieved to hear that, but what was causing these episodes I was having? (Since that first night, I had had several more issues, like tightness in my chest, dizziness, and numbness in my arms just to name a few.)
The cardiologist told me that what I was probably experiencing was anxiety disorder and that the terrifying episode I had that night was most likely a panic attack. He gave me a prescription for Xanax and told me to take one at bedtime if I felt I needed it.
The problem was, ever since that first panic attack, I began living in fear of another one. I felt uneasy in virtually every normal situation, whether it was going to the supermarket, flying or speaking in a group of people … things that never bothered me before. But I didn’t want to have to rely on medication just to get me through the day.
I knew there had to be a better way.
Then, one day I was talking to my close friend and I told her all about my problem with anxiety and panic attacks. I felt a little embarrassed about it because the doctors made me feel like it was all in my head.
What she said next totally shocked me.
She told me that she had suffered with general anxiety and paralyzing panic attacks for years! She was one of my best friends and I never even knew that! I was totally surprised, and a little upset that she never confided in me.
But what she said next may well have saved my life. Like me, she didn’t want to be dependent on medication to cope with her anxiety. So she began to research natural anxiety remedies on the Internet. She tried a bunch of different things, including herbal remedies, but nothing really seemed to help.
She was just about ready to give up on her search when she came across this website that showed her a simple, natural technique to stop panic attacks and general anxiety.
I immediately went to the site she told me about and downloaded all the information. I began implementing the technique right away and wouldn’t you know it? It worked!
I couldn’t believe it! All those feelings of dread and physical symptoms I had simply disappeared once I started using the methods I found.
That was over a year ago and I am thrilled to say that I have been anxiety and panic free ever since. In fact, I have never felt more confident and happy in my life than I do today! And it’s all thanks to that website my friend told me about in a casual conversation.
Don’t continue to struggle with anxiety and panic attacks any longer! Hopefully, sharing my experience will help you to cure your anxiety once and for all. If I can just help one person to eliminate stress and anxiety from their life, I will consider my efforts with this site to be a huge success.
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