Overcoming adversity and stress through writing

I could barely breathe. The walls closed in on me. I thought that I would stop breathing.

Of course I didn’t. It was all in my head.

Ever since I had this anxiety attack, I wanted to find answers… I examined my daily habits. What made me feel this way and how could I overcome it?

I want to express where I am in my life right now. My company is currently in a downward spiral. For the past couple of months, I’ve felt stress as I’ve never felt before. I feel overwhelmed by what’s happening, by new opportunities, by possible financial insecurity and by the general uncertainty of it all.

My weeks are really like a rollercoaster ride, with one day being high on life and opportunity, and the other down and having self doubt about my competencies.

Above all, if I am really honest with myself I can’t stand the fact that I can’t control the situation, since I am largely dependent on other people’s decisions. This gives me the most stress. Normally, I am someone who has a nice sense of balance in his life. Until now.

I used to suffer from hyperventilation attacks almost daily. Whenever I talked to people I had the feeling I was about to faint.

Of course feelings like this can manifest itself in many different forms. I am…