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# panic attacks

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# Dilemma
'I thought: if I speak about my heart problems, no manager will want to sign me'
Mark O’Brien on the issues that marred his football career and the power of speaking out.
Voices
Panic attacks: 'The walls seemed to close in and I didn't know what was happening'
I was petrified on a daily basis. I didn’t want to go into town or go to a shop, writes Val Robus.
# me and my mate jeffrey
Bressie on what NOT to say to someone who's depressed
“It’s the most common illness in the country.”
# huge wave
Three dead after tourist catamaran sinks off Costa Rica
Rescuers have plucked 94 people from the sea so far.
Voices
Opinion: I had a great life, friends, business - and I was paralysed by depression
“Panic attacks can be a sign of depression and mental health issues and I couldn’t believe it was happening to me” – Niall Harbison on fighting two battles; illness and stigma.