Just a 21 year old nursing student trying to get by

I was always a cheerful easy going child and teenager. “I go with the flow” and “I don’t care” were my mottos. There was rarely an anxious thought that went through my mind. Then, one afternoon in July 2016, it hit me like a bullet through my chest. Why was I breathing so fast? Why was my heart rate faster than most people’s speed limit on highway 407? Why couldn’t I speak? Why was Niagara falls coming out of my eyes? Then I realized, I was having my first panic attack. After I calmed down, I assumed it was a onetime thing, but mom, turns out I’m not always right. 

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