Ashley Josephine

The first time I remember it happening was when I broke my femur. Yep, I managed to break the hardest bone to break in your body by skiing into a tree. A few hours later, as my leg was taped to a cardboard brace, my whole body started to shake uncontrollably. I couldn't stop my body from moving my broken leg because of all the shaking. Not only had I lost all control of my body, but the pain was excruciating and I didn't know how to make it stop. This was my first taste of a panic attack and I was 14.

As the years went on, the panic returned often, most notably when I was feeling ill...