Panic Attack Narrative

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haking, trouble breathing, chest pain, lightheadedness, hot flashes, chills, and tremendous panic are all symptoms I experienced during freshman year when I suffered from a panic attack. At the time, I didn’t even realize what was happening to me. Scared out of my mind, I anxiously waited for the symptoms to subside. Once they had, I was able to calm myself down and resume my normal schedule. Shortly after the panic attack, my concert band instructor had us begin practicing breathing exercises in order to increase our breath intake. This coincided with my school soccer season as well as my discovery of a new folk-pop band. I didn’t realize that these events were helping me at the time; all I knew was that I hadn’t suffered from another one