a really scary thing happened to me early this morning. I awake to some bad chest pains and normally i dont think much of it. It was 4:30 in the morning so i figured i would walk downtown and then go to the Y to work out and take a shower.
as i walked downtown i realized that the pain was getting worse and worse. i had to stop periodically to rest and take in some breaths of air since i dont think i was getting enough oxygen into my system.  I walked to the Calgary Drop in Center where i volunteer and told someone what was happening. there was no tingling in my left side, so no heart attack or stroke. I decided to walk it off, and go inside to rest a bit. I started to get realyl dizzy at this point. I told someone that i would probibly need some help and they called EMS. I waited in an office with a nice woman who coached me with some breathing exersises. i felt my chest build up with an  intense amount of pressure; almost until it felt like i would explode. the pain actually then subsided. my hands were going numb and clammy. my whole body was in shock.

I think I experienced my first legitimate panic attack this morning.