Yesterday was a mixed bag of a day. I felt fine all day then, in the middle of the afternoon, I suddenly got a major anxiety attack. I was sitting at my desk at work, not thinking about anything other than the computer code I was writing, when it hit me like a bolt of lightning. I felt a sudden sense of panic, like I was in danger, and the urgent desire to run away and hide. Remembering the training I got in therapy, I closed my eyes and focused on mindfulness, just being present in my own body. After a few minutes or so, the panic attack stopped, but the low-level anxiety remained the rest of the day.
Feeling a lot better today, still don’t know what caused the attack, but I’m so grateful that I now have tools available to be able to wrestle control back. Therapy has really helped me to deal with the depression and anxiety, and I am so glad that my family persuaded me to give it a shot.
Onwards and upwards…
Taming the Wolves 