How to Deal with an Anxiety Attack | Psychology Today Canada

It first happened in the fall of 1978, during a meeting of the psychology department. The professors were engaged in a full-fledged fight—yet again—and all I wanted was for them to stop.

Suddenly, I felt I was going to pass out. My heart was racing so fast I couldn’t count the beats. Something in that awful fighting had triggered an anxiety attack the likes of which I’d never felt before. As I tried to come up with a plan for escape, the room suddenly quieted and looked at me.

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