"It Feels Like I'm Having A Heart Attack
Now I know it was just a panic attack and I had severe anxiety...
I remember my first panic attack like it was 5 minutes ago! I was watching TV eating a large bowl of ice cream. Out of nowhere my heart starts to feel a little weird.
Like it was pumping faster then normal. Then it got a little harder to breath. I started to freak out.
I ran into my bedroom where my wife and kid were sleeping. Woke my wife up and said "Baby, I need you to wake up. I don't feel right - it feels like I'm having a heart attack."
My wife looked at me kinda funny then went right back to sleep. She had been up and down all night with our 6 month old.
That night I had the hardest time falling asleep. I was shaking uncontrollably, my heart was racing, I had trouble breathing, and I thought I was dying.
I slept with the phone on my chest ready to call 911 if it got worse. I said whatever prayers I knew and literally said my goodbyes.