I remember back when I used to be crippled by disabling anxiety attacks, more than 30 years ago, and how this made me feel so inadequate, less than, and held back. I felt like I was missing out on all that life had to offer. My life lacked satisfaction and I couldn’t live up to my fullest potential. I couldn’t be the mom I wanted to be, the employee I wanted to be, the friend or partner I wanted to be, participate in life the way I desired, and most of all, I abandoned myself because I wasn’t happy with the person I saw in the mirror. I was uncomfortable in my own skin. My life was filled with inner conflict, turmoil, pain, deep emptiness, discontent, and uneasiness. I turned to sugar, nicotine, caffeine, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, compulsive overeating, and serial relationships with abusive men to try and alleviate my pain and suffering, which only made things ten times worse. I sought help through traditional mental health counseling and allopathic medicine b...