YOUR ANXIETY MAY BE FROM A PHYSICAL CONDITION
Maya looks like someone in the war zone. Her hands tremble as she nervously puffs away at a cigarette. Her eyes dart as she speaks to you. Her face looks wan and tight. Her leg shakes as she sits hunched and cross-legged. Everything seemed to make Maya’s heart flutter and her body shake. As a child, she would not go to children's parties because the bursting balloons frightened her. She was excused from going to church because she would frequently faint or become sick during the service. She didn't go to malls to hang out with the other kids because the barrage of advertisement, noise, and crowds overexcited and upset her. By adolescence, panic attacks struck without warning and frequently. Out of nowhere, her heart would race, her body would tremble and the room would spin. The first one struck at 13 when she was sitting alone in her room reading. She screamed, “I’m dying!” and her mother rushed her to the emergency room. H...