PANIC AT THE DISCO 💥

Hands up if you have ever experienced a panic attack? 🙌 Yep. I have. It's been years since I've had an "attack"...... it happened driving through the M5 tunnel, on my way to do a make up job for a well known Haircare Brand. These days Ive taught myself to breathe it out and change my thought patterns.

Anyone who has experienced a panic attack can honestly tell you it's like you're having a heart attack. Tightness in the chest. Sweat pouring down from your head. Feels like ants are actually crawling on your face. And you basically think this is it!!! YOU'RE DYING!

I don't wish this on anyone. But i must request those who are a little arrogant and non-believers, to respect those in this state and stop telling us to 'get over it'.

Us humans are quick to judge others. Im guilty of this too and if you can't admit to this then I suggest you STOP reading now. Adios!

If you are stilling reading......phew....I haven't lost you.

Panic attacks are associated with Mental Illness. Funnily enough, it isn't a contagious disease (insert sarcasm) as some people may have been swayed to think differently through misconceptions. Anyone could be suffering in silence and you wouldn't know.

Here is the definition that Google Dictionary tells us about Panic Attacks.

panic attack

noun

noun: panic attack; plural noun: panic attacks

a sudden overwhelming feeling of acute and disabling anxiety.

See, it's a "noun". Not an adjective or a simile. It refers to 'something', 'a person' or 'a place'. See Google's definition below.

noun

GRAMMAR

a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things ( common noun ), or to name a particular one of these ( proper noun ).

Panic attacks are a funny thing. It literally came out of nowhere the very 1st time it hit me like a tonne of bricks, back in 2010. Looking back now and after scheduled meetings with a counselor at that time; it was a build up of so many insecurities within myself and my ambition to constantly please everyone around me. Family. Work. Friends. My brain just could not take it anymore!

BOOM! Enter PANIC ATTACKS. The counselor opened up a can of worms. So many things had been bottled up and pushed back in my subconscious.

It's taken me 8 years to share this publicly. Was I embarrassed? At first; you bet ya!! I was being treated for a mental health condition. I bet most of you reading this that know me, had NO IDEA!!! I was still 'normal' wasn't I?

My motivation in writing this blog today, is to reach out to any of you who might be going through this. I'm no doctor and please don't read too much into it. This is my personal experience. My journey of late which is decluttering my life; has also seen my doctor take me off my meds! Yes! Am I cured for life? Probs not. No one will ever have answers to that question. But I'm happy NOW!

Please know, there is help out there. There is light as the end of the tunnel. You are human! You are allowed to experience these weird feelings. For anyone who has continued to read this, even though you are still sceptical; just know this, I am normal. The following quote ~ from Alice in Wonderland ~ is my mantra.

Pic taken from Google Images 

God Bless

SK💋



Im writing this piece whilst waiting at the Endocrinologist, for my diabetes quarterly review. Right next to where I'm sitting, are patients waiting to see the specialist dealing with Mental Health. Coincidence??? Hmmm pretty sure the universe is telling me something!

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