So this morning I had a typical anxiety attack. It went like this: Everything is fine. WHAM! My skin is crawling, I can't breath and I need to run away. How did I respond? I have learned through the decades the first thing I need to do is his pause. No matter what I am doing I hit the pause button and stop. Take a deep breath. And then the self-talk starts. Ok. I know what's happening. It will be ok. Say a quick prayer for my mind to clear so I can think. Sit down and journal. Brain dump would be more accurate. I write every single thing I remember thinking prior to the episode. Everything. Sometimes it will look like this: My mind is racing. It won't stop. I keep thinking about everything. This morning I am overwhelmed by a sense of nothing is quite right. Everything is off just a little. The cabinet door is askew. The windows are open but I see the cobweb undern...