Okay, so I'm not very open in day-to-day life about my personal issues/life. (I also realise that I start every post with either 'Okay' or 'So'… I need to find a new opening) I have silently lived (I initially wrote suffered, but I'm not really suffering, more just learning to live) with mild asthma since I was about 10 years old which has lead to small panic attacks after fearing I couldn't breath anymore; occasionally, it's these panic attacks that lead to an asthma attack.

Recently, a lot of bloggers have been talking about their suffering with panic attacks and how the majority of society ignores it and doesn't understand the true impact a panic attack can have on somebody. Personally, a panic attack for me starts when I am in an uncomfortable situation/environment; usually something to do with stress or discomfort. I have had quite a few attacks this year since I have been struggling through year 12 however, it only really occurs during intense study/assignment sessions or when I have to think about finishing high school, moving out of home and moving to the city that these have been occurring. A panic attack usually results in me losing my breath, uncontrollably crying and feeling a tight, restricting pain in my chest. The best way to describe it to someone who has never experienced a panic attack before (which, apparently you don't have to have them regularly, some people have one panic attack in their lives) is, it's like someone is hugging you very, very tightly and you can no longer breath. As I said, it then makes me cry and you know when you cry you begin to hyperventilate, yeah… so that doesn't help!

There was really no point to this short post other than to just express my experience with panic attacks and asthma.

- Emma xo