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Introducing Mental Health Series: Panic Attacks
Because of the obviously lack of stories out there about runners and panic attacks I wanted to start a series on the topic. I hope to create a place for people to share their story and read about how others experience and manage their own panic attacks.
Mental Health Series: Panic Attacks – Kami
The first story in the panic attacks series comes from my friend Kami. She experienced her first one in 2004. She thought she was having a heart attack and when it was over she didn’t tell a soul. Later, when she off-handedly mentioned it to her doctor, he was awkward about it. Read about her…
Mental Health Series: Panic Attacks – Emily
A runner—who ran at the colligate level—and creative who struggles with night terrors and panic attacks.
Mental Health Series: Panic Attacks – Emily’s addendum
A runner—who ran at the colligate level—and creative who struggles with night terrors and panic attacks. This is an addendum to her first survey.
Mental Health Series: Panic Attacks – “Ann”
A non-runner who struggled with panic attacks during college in the 80s.
Mental Health Series: Panic Attacks – Delaney
A teenage runner who started having panic attacks while struggling with an eating disorder and depression. The panic attacks affected their training and racing.
Mental Health Series: Panic Attacks – Andrew
A runner—who ran at the colligate level—struggled with panic attacks. At first, he thought they were a symptoms of a physical health problem. But after a year of tests, he decided to try therapy, and eventually medication, and things got better.
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