Why I Turned to Buddhism.

A few years ago, when my anxiety was through the roof. I managed to some how stumble into Buddhism. Ever since then, Buddhism has helped me to greatly lower the amount of anxiety I have on a daily basis. It also has helped me become a better person and father by learning their Dharma.

Initially, I started going to a Buddhist temple to learn to meditate. As I said above, I was looking for a way to control anxiety. I had read about all the health benefits of meditating and decided I wanted to give it a try. So, what better way to learn how to meditate than going through a Buddhist center. I began going, and after a few weeks, I was successfully meditating for extended periods of time.

I never want my daughter to have to experience this…

Everything stops around me, all of a sudden I feel like I am chained to floor with the weight of the world on my chest. I can’t breathe, my vision begins to blur. What’s happening? What’s wrong with me? Am I dying? It gets harder and harder to breathe, the weight on my chest gets heavier, the chains holding me down get tighter.

Now, I am trapped in a cage. My heart is racing out of control. Am I having a heart attack? Am I dying? The pounding in my chest begins to hurt. I can hear the beat in my ears; I clench my chest with my fist and shut my eyes as hard as I can. I open them….