I haven't blogged for a while because I've had so much on my plate, I really haven't had time to, and I don't blog just for the sake of blogging. It has to come from my heart. And when I'm mentally and physically exhausted, it's just not there.
But today, I was at work, and watched as a 7th grade student was brought into the office. Her teacher was wide eyed, and the girl was crying. I had no idea what was going on, but as the teacher continued to question her about what the problem was, I heard this young 7th grader say that she was having a panic attack.
This really makes me sad. I was 18 when I had my first panic attack, and it changed my life forever. Now here's someone who is having panic attacks in the 7th grade? And apparently, it wasn't her first one. She was sent to the hospital by ambulance the first time she had one because nobody knew what was going on.
I know that all of us who are living with this disorder are facing a terrible time, but as adults and young adults, we can at least understand it a little better, even if that doesn't make us feel much better about it.
I wonder what is going on in her life, in her home, in her heart that is causing her panic attacks. Is she being molested? Is someone verbally and/or physically abusing her? Did she witness something traumatic?
When I was growing up, I never even heard of panic attacks. Now, lots of people have them. Do we ever stop to ask ourselves why this is the case? What's so wrong with our society, where we have more than we've ever had before, but we're also more stressed than we've ever been. Can we change this cycle? How do we do it? And when?
I have no answers today. Only questions and distress.
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