Episode Details

Why do panic attacks arrive out of nowhere? They do not. Mine turned up on the way to buy a poppy, and it felt like the whole world was ending.

I thanked him, went round the corner, and was suddenly terrified. I have not had one since, partly because I understand it a bit now. I am only a chapter ahead of you. A panic attack is a human with a lot of emotion and nowhere to put it, and it can mask as a heart attack, which is why paramedics take it seriously. Your anxiety is not broken. It is a tap turned up too far.

One thing to try: When it comes, do not rush to fix it. It does not need fixing. It needs hearing.

In this episode

• (0:01) The email that started this episode
• (3:35) Round the corner on the way for a poppy, and terrified
• (5:22) Only a chapter ahead of you, which is why I can explain it
• (7:19) Ten minutes somewhere too loud, and needing to leave
• (8:49) What a panic attack actually is
• (10:02) It can mask as a heart attack, and often does
• (11:40) The four year old at the door who has to tell you something
• (16:40) Your anxiety is your companion, not your enemy

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