Oct 19, 2021

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Panic! At The Supermarket

Having a panic attack was not on my to-do list today at the grocery store

A black and white photo of an aisle/walkway at a supermarket with a woman with her back towards the camera placed in the background — The public is one of the worst places to have a panic attack

I am a cancer survivor. I was diagnosed with a type of blood cancer (Hodgkin’s Lymphoma) at age 24 and deemed in remission at age 25. I am 27 at the time of writing this article, and still experiencing PTSD-related flashbacks with it. A huge trigger for this PTSD is hearing graphic descriptions of…

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I’m a queer adopted healthcare worker who writers in their spare time. I have a MPH degree.

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