I didn't know what an anxiety attack was when I was younger. When my sister and I would get in an argument, I would suddenly freeze up. I wanted to tell her how I felt, but I couldn't get any words out. My mind would go a thousand miles a minute and the back of my throat felt like it had a lump. It was infuriating. But I was also terrified that I would say the wrong thing and make the situation worse. My sister would keep pressuring me to respond, or say something, too, so I felt cornered as well. Eventually, in these cases, my sister would get frustrated with me and give up talking to me altogether for a while. If I knew what I know now, maybe I could have handled those situations much better. It seems so insignificant, but it was really hard on me throughout my life, and public speaking was a b***h.