: About Me

As I full time mother, I wear many hats. Artist, teacher, student, animal lover, writer, chef, I try to do as much as possible. I am an avid reader, and my favorite authors are Patricia Cornwell, James Patterson and John Sandford. I am happiest when I am allowed to be creative. I am addicted to reality television and my laptop. Two thing always with me are my cellphone and a cup of hot decaf.

If I were rich I'd be eccentric. Since I'm not, I suppose I'm just nuts!

My passion is ...

my art.

I know too much about ...

celebrities.

My parents always told me ...

that they love me.

My childhood ambition ...

to be as good of a mother as mine is.

My favorite memory ...

all of them.

Why I write ...

because I must.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

(insert name of any reality show here).

My first job ...

waitressing at a retirement home.

My best moment ...

is yet to come.

My inspiration ...

my family.

Health & Fitness > Anxiety & Panic Disorders Living with panic disorder and agoraphobia

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Living with Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia My hands are sweating. My whole body is shaking. I am dizzy, short of breath and nauseous. My chest hurts, feels like a heart attack. Is it? I don't know. I can't feel my hands. I can't think. My pulse is almost 200. Should I call 911? I feel like I'm dying. This is an example of what one panic attack episode can be like. Having all of those symptoms at once can be quite overwhelming. Sometimes they last a few minutes my longest was six hours. Yes, you read that right. Six hours of pure hell. The feeling that every second is your last. Panic disor...

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