My heart is racing, I’m sweating, shaking; I have shortness of breath, chest pains, nausea; I’m feeling dizzy, cold and hot flashes and I’m beginning to notice that parts of my body are numb, These are common symptoms of anxiety (Anxiety and Depression Association of America, 2014).
Panic attacks have become normal for me. Every time I’m about to leave for school, this is what I go through. My anxiety does not care if I am laying in my bed or going through graduation rehearsal with roughly 600 people surrounding me. When I feel a panic attack coming on I try my best to get out of the situation so I can be by myself. During my panic attacks I usually have thoughts that I’m going to die and I am losing control (Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 2011).
I was always far behind other kids my age when it came to being social. You wouldn’t find me on the playground with my friends, you would find me standing quietly by the nearest adult. I was always glued to my mom’s side; whether she wanted me there or not, I was there. Once my parents chose to take me to a …show more content…
I lost my childhood; I never had play dates like my other friends did. After dropping 25 pounds within a month from throwing up during my panic attacks, I became homeschooled for a few moths my freshman year of high school to ensure that I was getting the correct treatment. My high school said they wanted me to get used to being at school again. To school officials it was more important to have me at school to help me overcome my social and school phobia but little did they know that my GPA would drop tremendously. My GPA during my freshman and sophomore year floated in the 2.0 to 2.5 range. I tried my hardest to bring up my GPA; I was on A and B honor roll my last two years of high school, but even that wouldn’t help. I was denied by most of the colleges with high acceptance rates, but Southwest Minnesota State University saw potential in
Panic attacks have become normal for me. Every time I’m about to leave for school, this is what I go through. My anxiety does not care if I am laying in my bed or going through graduation rehearsal with roughly 600 people surrounding me. When I feel a panic attack coming on I try my best to get out of the situation so I can be by myself. During my panic attacks I usually have thoughts that I’m going to die and I am losing control (Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 2011).
I was always far behind other kids my age when it came to being social. You wouldn’t find me on the playground with my friends, you would find me standing quietly by the nearest adult. I was always glued to my mom’s side; whether she wanted me there or not, I was there. Once my parents chose to take me to a …show more content…
I lost my childhood; I never had play dates like my other friends did. After dropping 25 pounds within a month from throwing up during my panic attacks, I became homeschooled for a few moths my freshman year of high school to ensure that I was getting the correct treatment. My high school said they wanted me to get used to being at school again. To school officials it was more important to have me at school to help me overcome my social and school phobia but little did they know that my GPA would drop tremendously. My GPA during my freshman and sophomore year floated in the 2.0 to 2.5 range. I tried my hardest to bring up my GPA; I was on A and B honor roll my last two years of high school, but even that wouldn’t help. I was denied by most of the colleges with high acceptance rates, but Southwest Minnesota State University saw potential in