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Have you ever had an anxiety/panic attack out in public view?

Asked by Tink (8673points) December 3rd, 2010 from iPhone

What did the strangers, if they were strangers, do? What did you do?

I went to school for about two hours today, while I was in class the teacher was reading us a book about slavery and the ships that would carry the people and how the men would rape the women. I started breathing hard because I felt like I wasn’t getting any air, I started shivering and my hands were shaking, and I started to cry. Then the teacher noticed me and told me if I need to go outside and she had someone escort me to the nurse and I had to go home. That has never happened to me in public before, when I got those attacks I was usually always at home. 
Now that I’m calmed down I feel embarrassed that people saw me while I was in that state when I kept it private. Is it strange to feel embarrassed about it?

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