Childhood Stress Led to Panic Attacks
Hi, I used to suffer from panic attacks as a child when I lived in an abusive household. My dad was an alcoholic and my mum was too weak to stand up to him when he got violent with any of us. I remember having a deep rooted fear that my panic would haunt me forever. The drunken footsteps approaching up the stairs, the harrowing yelling that accompanied his entrance into a room. I shuddered for years at the thought of those times. I originally got through on various anti depressants and luckily for me since having my own wonderful family to embrace and love as I wished I had been, I no longer need any such help from medication. Nor do I still hear those voices in my head. I am so thankful.