THE CHILLOUT ZONE

Burnt out

I was having panic attacks at work

Tania Ahsan, from London

Sitting in front of my laptop, I rubbed my blurry eyes.

‘This is hell,’ I thought. I was working late again.

I had a great job as a magazine editor but between the pressure of corporate meetings and targets, and long hours, I was running on empty.

I was alone in the office. Flitting from one task to the next, I could feel a tightness building up in my chest.

I realised I was having a panic attack. I put my face down on my desk, to one side. I could