No Panic has been on the radio this week with the actress Samia Longchambon, who plays Maria in Coronation Street. She was telling her story about suffering from such bad panic attacks she feels she would die.
As I listened I thought how brave the three people were who joined her on the radio to discuss their anxiety.It is good that there is more and more awareness of mental health issues nowadays.
Only by talking and learning how to deal with panic attacks can the boundaries around anxiety be addressed. Panic attacks are not a mental illness but are a product of an overload of anxiety and adrenalin.
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