Panic Attacks – My Own First Experience

For those of you that suffer from the awful effects of anxiety or panic attacks, my story is most likely very familiar. At the time I was 25 years old and an agent for a large insurance company. I had always noticed symptoms of anxiety at different times in my life, but never had any idea of what it really was. Well, that was about to change in a dramatic way.

Our district sales manager would hold meetings for all the agents in our area at various times. At one of these meetings I had won an award and knew I would have to get up in front of 50 people and speak.

Slowly, the fears and anxiety began to creep into my mind. At first, I just thought it was nerves, kind of like having to get up in front of the class in school. But this was a bit different. The feelings became stronger. I noticed that I was starting to break into a sweat and felt my chest starting to tighten. Next, I started to have a hard time catching my breath.

At this time I became quite frightened and could not figure out what was happening to me. All sorts of thoughts were racing through my mind. Am I having a heart attack? All I could think of next was how to get this panic attack to stop, but my mind, body and emotions had a grip on me to where I was out of control.

Suddenly, my name was called to come up and get my award and speak. It was then that those next to me could see that something was wrong. All I could do was get up and run out the door, looking like a total fool.

I went to the doctor and later discovered that I had been experiencing the effects of an anxiety and panic attack disorder. My doctor gave me a prescription for some medicine, but it didn't stop the panic attacks.

I can't express to you the feelings of having a panic attack and wondering how long it will be before the next one comes on. It's such a hopeless feeling. Yes, the medicine helped lessen the effects, but it didn't prevent them from coming on. I felt hopeless that this is how my life was going to be forever.

Then, a friend of mine told me about a treatment program called Panic Away. Looking for anything that might help, I tried the program. It was then that I found the "One Move" technique that was my answer. I was finally able to overcome panic attacks once and for all.

When I look back on my experiences, I realize that I had everything I needed within me to stop panic attacks. All I was lacking was someone to guide me down the right path. Today, anxiety and panic attacks no longer have a grip on my life. I'm saying this in hopes that at least one other person will find this helpful and be cured from their panic attacks and begin living their life free from fear.

Sincerely,

Zack Fischer