Well, I have been having a nice summer, to tell you the truth. Pleasant, hard-working, although recently relaxed summer.

Except one, minute detail.

Since May 24th, I have. Been. Having. Panic. Attacks.
Extreme anxiety.
Yup.

It's like....a constant headache that, if you let it get to you, causes you to panic and sob and shake and just be afraid.
It is said (says wikipedia) that experiencing a panic attack is one of the most frightening and uncomfortable things in a human's life.

It is.

Oh yeah.

Symptoms:
Sweating.
Nausea.
Tingling sensations in your hands and face.
Shaking/trembling.
The feeling of losing control or going crazy.
Racing heart/pounding heart/abnormal heartbeat.
Hot flashes/cold chills.
The feeling of unreality/dreamlike/vertigo/detached.
The feeling that the walls are closing in.
Feeling vulnerable.
**The symptoms are very similar to that of a heart attack.

Any stressful situation causes them to come about. Life transitions, perhaps? New school, band, etc. ??
BUT the actual, individual attack, has no specific reason. You just kind-of have them. They come out of the blue, or you can bring them on yourself by getting really worked up or scared.

I usually have one every day/every other day.

I constantly have the headache and a slight anxiety in the back of my head. (For example: I have a headache right now. It is kind-of on and off, coming every few seconds. Anyway, if I let this get to me, it will probably trigger sobbing and the urge to run away from where you are: be it in your living room to your bedroom, or outside. Anywhere but where you are. So I gotta battle this and overcome the headache. Happens every....freaking....day.)

Welll....there ya go!