“I’m back!”
I sat up totally confused. I looked at the clock and saw that it was the time when I typically get out of the shower.
In the morning my wife takes our son to school while I get in the shower and get ready for work. I have an alarm that wakes me up but most of time I wait to hear, “We’re leaving” from her then I get up.
Today, I didn’t.
I jumped up in a panic, disconnected my pump, and turned on the shower. As I waited for the hot water to arrive I sat down on the toilet. I could no catch my breath. I was taking deep breaths trying to slow my heart rate but I couldn’t. The bathroom started to steam up as I sat there trying to find the energy to get into the shower.
Was I having an anxiety attack? Is something wrong? Should I just call in sick today and go back to bed? The room was spinning and I could not catch my breath.
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