It’s never fun to have panic attacks, I believe that is clear.
But an economic downturn like the one we are currently experiencing might make matters worse.
It’s hard to hold on to a job these days, let alone when you have panic attacks on top of that.
I remember how I felt about a meeting. The minute the door would close, my heart would start to pound a little bit faster, I would start to sweat a little bit more and it would become ever more difficult to actually focus on what was being said.
When it was my time to speak, the panic attack came really close. I wanted to run away, but I couldn’t and that made me even more anxious. I would continuously have thoughts like: “I want to run away, but I can’t. If my boss sees I’m not feeling so well he’s going to think I’m weak, I’m a pussy, so I have to remain strong…..”
I didn’t realize this at the time, but it’s exactly that kind of thinking that actually brings on panic attacks, that causes them.
So it might be a good idea to relax and to focus on the meeting itself.