About twelve years ago, I realized something was wrong with me. My sleep began being disrupted almost every night by something for which I had no explanation. During these episodes, I awoke to find myself dizzy, sweating, and terrified. I would jump out of the bed and pace around the house trying to relax, but I couldn’t calm down. My heart would beat so hard I thought it would explode. There were bizarre feelings in my head that got worse and worse until I felt like I would lose my mind, pass out, or even have a stroke. Eventually, it would pass. Sometimes it would take an hour, other times even longer, before I could sink back into bed, exhausted and staring at the clock which told me I had less than a few hours to get some rest before I had to be at work.
These experiences continued for a while before they began happening during the day as well. The unexplained attacks took over my life. I could barely go to work, and even when I did, I was not able to perform to the level that I used to. Some days, I could not even go to the mailbox, out of fear that the trip would provoke another attack.
For several years now, I have had a desire to share my journey through fear that began with the panic attacks briefly described above. With the help of several other people, the last year has been spent preparing a book to tell my whole story, from beginning to end. It is now available for purchase here:
Panic to Peace: Living Free from the Grip of Fear (CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE)
In the book I share how it started with panic attacks and extreme daily anxiety. I then go on to tell about the personal experiences that led to freedom from being in bondage to them. My desire is that somehow sharing my own story will be helpful to someone in the midst of their own struggles.
One of the surprising things I learned about my panic attacks and anxiety that helped was that they were merely a symptom of a bigger problem within me. It’s so easy to get caught up in thinking the symptom is the problem of which to rid ourselves. I got caught up in that misconception and doing so prolonged my suffering. Until we get to the root of our problem, it just keeps resurfacing in different ways.
Over the course of the next several weeks, I will continue to share glimpses of my personal struggle with panic attacks and anxiety here on my blog. I will share a few key moments of the battle I found myself in. If you would like to engage the detailed version of my story, along with the insights into how I finally found the peace I wanted so badly, please pick up a copy of “Panic to Peace: Living Free from the Grip of Fear”
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Such a wonderful blog and the book ….incredibly helpful!!