The Disquieting Damozel

"Timor Mortis Conturbat Me" (Reprise)

The one thing about growing older is that you reach a point where you realize that every day brings you closer to losing someone you love----a parent, a friend, a pet, a spouse.  This is of course true throughout life, but for most of us, losses prior to middle age are much more widely spaced.  Then suddenly you reach a point where a lot of people you love are at or near the end of life.

I think this might be at the root of the panic and depression so many of my friends seem to be experiencing.  Even the medication doesn't help all of them.  One who has always been a pillar of strength is currently caught up in a depression/panic spiral and nothing seems to help.  I remember very well what this is like and indeed have to be pretty vigilant in staving off similar feelings of my own. 

Thursday 13 #5. 13 Things I've Learned About Panic Attacks.

IF YOU LEAVE A COMMENT HERE OR ON THE HOMEPAGE, I WILL PUT A LINK TO YOUR T13 UNDER MY ENTRY ON THE HOMEPAGE (my blog doesn't do it automatically).

I worked for years at a volunteer counseling center where I encountered many clients who were suffering from panic attacks.  In addition, I've frequently talked friends of mine through panic attacks.  So I am not really sure why, following my discontinuance of hormone therapy after a hysterectomy, I was apparently incapable of recognizing that I was suffering from panic attacks myself.