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Hello Matthew, Thank you so much for visiting my ...

2010-02-04T14:12:24.887+09:00

Hello Matthew,

Thank you so much for visiting my blog & reading my post. It's comforting to know and speak about it to someone who understands, isn't it? :-)

Thanks for your posts Sheetal. As a former suffer...

2010-01-27T09:00:07.714+09:00

Thanks for your posts Sheetal. As a former sufferer of anxiety, panic attacks, and agoraphobia, I must say that my experience has been that it can be incredibly freeing to tell someone about the condition. It can be helpful to frame by speaking to the physiological process of a panic attack and what happens to the body. Sometimes when you can point to what's going on physiologically during a panic attack it is much easier for people to get their heads around it.

@ Ken: I've already told you how much I appreciate...

2009-11-25T20:47:08.474+09:00

@ Ken: I've already told you how much I appreciate you reading this & thank you for the RT! I do think that the stigma on it needs to be lifted. Because of it, people are too afraid to talk about it. Thank you again :)

@ Nicki: I did think of e-mailing, but I think I would rather be face to face. Thank you x

@ Anonymous: I agree with what you've said. I will tell him a bit & see where it leads to. Thank you :)

@ Shaalini: Absolutely - it would be daunting to know it all in one go. Thank you x

@ Chetan : I can only always say Thank You to you for your kind and heartfelt comments (each and every time) I really appreciate the time you take to read my writing and comment on it. I will take your advice as well.

* We still haven't spoken yet. We were both busy today so never got to it. I'll definitely blog about it if & when it does happen.

THANK YOU, everyone!

Thank you sheetal, for sharing the personal matter...

2009-11-25T03:45:34.472+09:00

Thank you sheetal, for sharing the personal matter. You are realy a brave girl, n i must say that you got a very good heart n lots of feelings filled in.. In my opinion you should talk with him, and explain to him n slowly make him understand it. And u can tell him that u sharing it all with him cos as a friend u trust, respect him. And v know the value of trust n relationship in life, so do he. He sounds a good friend n person. If he realy is, he wil undrstand and be there for u whenever u need him. u are away frm ur friends n family, and now you got a friend there to share with, so its ok to break the wall. That way u will feel much lighter, safe and confident. And dont forget even 7times zone away, but u got lots of ur love ones are here for u. Always. Take care.

I would say that if you're nervous just tell him a...

2009-11-25T03:08:28.607+09:00

I would say that if you're nervous just tell him a little bit about it and keep it fairly light.

I think it may be a bit daunting to know the full history and details in one go whereas a little bit of info over a space of time might make it easier to cope with...

Good luck!

I think you should tell him a little bit at first....

2009-11-24T21:45:24.896+09:00

I think you should tell him a little bit at first. He knows something was wrong, so he probably wonders what it was. You want to tell him, yet you are afraid of negative consequences. Maybe if you tell him a little bit about it ("sometimes I have emotional reactions. thanks for helping me!") and see where it goes from there? I hope this perspective helps you to start talking about it with him. Of course, he saw that you were having an episode and he helped you, so he is probably a true friend who will support you no matter what. Good luck. I wish you well.

That's hard. I think you should tell him. Howeve...

2009-11-24T21:26:40.577+09:00

That's hard.

I think you should tell him. However, it's easier said than done. Maybe you would feel better, otherwise, you wouldn't blog about it. Maybe you should just e-mail him about it cause you're not sure how to tell him in person.

I do think it has a lot to do with stress, you are away from your family, in a foreign country.

I really don't know what to tell you. Hope someone would have a better suggestion than me. Take care.

Hi Sheetal, I just discovered your blog today and...

2009-11-24T21:15:57.373+09:00

Hi Sheetal,

I just discovered your blog today and I must say that is the most honest and open post I've ever read, and I think it should resonate with a lot of people who work in education. I worked as an ELT teacher for many years and experienced something more like serious exhaustion in the classroom rather than panic attacks, but then I joined an educational theatre company. I wasn't a trained actors, and suddenly I was working on stage in some very well-equipped theatres with excellent but very strong lights. One day, in a sketch, I loooked at another actor, forgot my words and got a terrible sense of shock - something I now realise was a panic attack. The next day, in the same theatre, at exactly the same moment, it happened again. It took a couple of weeks on tour before the feeling left me.
Some time after this, I read a book by Simon Callow about acting, and he talked about exactly the same feeling, and he discovered that the stage-lights were partly to blame. And the panic occurred at the same moment in the show.
Whilst the lighting can't be the reason for a panic attack in a teacher, maybe the answer lies in some kind of repetitive action which causes the teacher serious anxiety. I have no research dox to back this up, but I thought I would mention it. I'm going to RT your article on twitter, because I think more people should read it.
Best, Ken Wilson