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It was less than a mile to Atlanta’s Clairmont entrance ramp on to I-85 South; I had probably driven a few miles when I started to feel a bizarre feeling that I had never before felt. I felt weirdly uncomfortable as my body started feeling unlike my own. My face flushed, my hands felt sweaty, and my heart was beating so hard it could’ve burst through my chest. Terrifyingly, an unexpected intrusive thought came into my mind.
“What if I suddenly swerved my station wagon into oncoming traffic.”
My breathing got out of sync, and the imminent terror of losing control captured my mind front and center. I felt completely out of control. As I managed to reach the exit for the Georgia Tech Campus, I started to believe that I was having a heart attack or perhaps going completely insane. It was a type of horror I had never experienced.
The event concluded when a kind employee of the school called my aunt to come and take me home. That was the end of my first panic attack. Or was it? The feeling of not being able to control my body, my mind, and my actions continued to torture me over the next nine years, and I desperately sought to find answers.
Looking back on that time in my life today, I am amazed thinking about the kinds of things I have done which are in such a stark contrast to my lowest points of anxiety. When in my 20’s, I couldn’t go to see the new Star Wars movie in theaters without feeling the need to escape outside for air. Today, I have acted in a musical as a principal role. In my 30’s, I felt unable to drive two miles to a doctor’s appointment. Today, I have traveled to New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, and Ukraine. At the age of 31, my sister would drive me so I could teach at a small private school because I was terrified that if I drove alone, I would have a panic attack. Five years later, I was shaking the hand of the president of Dale Carnegie and Associates to receive the “200 Sales Award” at a national convention.
I want to help you achieve the things that you never thought were possible!