Dan Harris' Panic Attack (and Discovery of Meditation)
ABC News anchor Dan Harris recounts having a panic attack live on Good Morning America. Harris went on to encounter a number of snake-oil-selling self-help ...
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About ten years ago in front of 5.019 million people according to the Nielsen ratings I had a panic attack on live television. I was doing a job that I'd done many times before which was filling in as the news reader on Good Morning America. The job basically entails coming on at the top of each hour and reading a series of headlines to the audience, bringing them up to date on the news of the day. And I was happy and excited to be there. I had no way to foresee what was about to happen. As soon as the anchors tossed it over to me I was in the middle of the first story and I was overtaken by this irresistible bolt of fear. My heart started racing, my palms were sweating, my mouth dried up and my lungs seized up. And I was simply unable to breathe. You can see it and hear it on the tape....
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About ten years ago in front of 5.019 million people according to the Nielsen ratings I had a panic attack on live television. I was doing a job that I'd done many times before which was filling in as the news reader on Good Morning America. The job basically entails coming on at the top of each hour and reading a series of headlines to the audience, bringing them up to date on the news of the day. And I was happy and excited to be there. I had no way to foresee what was about to happen. As soon as the anchors tossed it over to me I was in the middle of the first story and I was overtaken by this irresistible bolt of fear. My heart started racing, my palms were sweating, my mouth dried up and my lungs seized up. And I was simply unable to breathe. You can see it and hear it on the tape....
