Stories & experiences
Panic attacks
A panic attack can feel like your body sounding every alarm at once — chest tight, heart pounding, certain something is badly wrong even when nothing is. It usually passes in minutes, but living with the chance of another one can shape a whole day. These are stories about both parts: what happens in the moment, and what helps once it's over.
I thought something was seriously wrong
First one happened on the 46 bus, if the exact number matters to anyone but me. Ordinary Tuesday. I wasn’t […]
Part 7 — Moving Forward
For a while, I believed that understanding anxiety would be enough. If I could learn what it was, understand where […]
Part 6 — The Therapy I Didn’t Believe In
My wife was the person who finally pushed me toward something I had been resisting: psychotherapy. At the time, therapy […]
Part 5 — I Can Handle This On My Own
Once I finally had words for what was happening to me, I made what felt like a very reasonable decision. […]
Part 4 — When Home Became My Only Safe Place
After those first panic attacks, the next fifteen days were very simple. I didn’t leave the house. I didn’t go […]
Part 3 — The First Encounter With the Monster
By the time my first panic attack arrived, anxiety had already been leaving small clues. There had been the strange […]
Part 2 — First Signs
Before I get to the first panic attack, I need to go back much further. I’m 45 now, married, and […]
Part 1 — Why I’m finally sharing my story
Hello. I’m Luca. Whether you’re watching this as a video or reading it right now, it’s genuinely me behind it […]