Dear Maria,

welcome! You’re saying you’re leading a calm and happy life, and have a great job which doesn’t give you any stress. The first panic attack happened when you were resting with your husband.

You took up fitness and started eating healthy about 1.5 months ago. The only possible cause you can think of is the neck exercises a day earlier which were hard for you.

What comes to me is that perhaps the neck exercises, which were difficult for you, awakened a memory (perhaps not even a conscious one) of some difficulty and pain you’re suppressing. You otherwise live what seems to be a perfect life, and now, with fitness and healthy eating, you’re making it even more perfect. But what if there’s something underneath the surface that is calling for your attention?

I know this is a wild guess, but do you feel there might be something to it? Is there something you’d need to deal with, which you’re refusing to?