I just had a flashback from my late teens/early twenties. I was at the Newgate Mall in Ogden with both my mom and dad. I didn't know what I was supposed to do with my life at the time and was often a bit stressed out over it. As a result my stomach was often in knots. I had been taking Zantac to help settle my stomach. I was also taking my very first anti-depressant, Zoloft. I'll just go ahead and tell you now that those two drugs shouldn't be mixed.
We were at the Newgate Mall walking down the wing with the food court and all of a sudden my heart was RACING and I was hit with the fact that I was definitely having a heart attack. I remember telling my parents without getting a big reaction and then telling them again, like, seriously you guys, I'm having a HEART ATTACK!!!!!!! In reality, it wasn't quite that serious.
I think my dad must have had some experience with panic attacks and had me put my head down on a table and breathe slowly while my mom got me a drink. I can remember thinking, "Oh crap, I'm totally going to die right here in the freaking food court." Eventually the panic stopped and I was able to calm down and feel ridiculous about the situation.
I'm not sure what I would have done if I had been the parent. I hope I would have had the sense that my parents did to STAY CALM. From my experience, a huge part of parenting revolves around staying calm while limbs are being flung at your face.
We were at the Newgate Mall walking down the wing with the food court and all of a sudden my heart was RACING and I was hit with the fact that I was definitely having a heart attack. I remember telling my parents without getting a big reaction and then telling them again, like, seriously you guys, I'm having a HEART ATTACK!!!!!!! In reality, it wasn't quite that serious.
I think my dad must have had some experience with panic attacks and had me put my head down on a table and breathe slowly while my mom got me a drink. I can remember thinking, "Oh crap, I'm totally going to die right here in the freaking food court." Eventually the panic stopped and I was able to calm down and feel ridiculous about the situation.
I'm not sure what I would have done if I had been the parent. I hope I would have had the sense that my parents did to STAY CALM. From my experience, a huge part of parenting revolves around staying calm while limbs are being flung at your face.
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Holy crap I just laughed until I cried!!! I've been having a super hard time with post pardum anxiety so I can't even tell you how much I appreciated that today!
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