I suffered from anxiety  and panic attacks for years. I don't anymore.. Not panic attacks anyway :) About 14 yrs ago.Patrick's family, while on their way to Cape Breton,dropped by to see our new abode! All went well as it was a weekend and Patrick was home. Dont get me wrong, I love his family but they CAN be "overpowering".Anyway,as they were leaving they announced that they would drop in on their way back.... to which I replied, " I wont be here.. I have to go to Halifax for the day. " BLATANT LIE.. They replied they would stop by anyway" just to check"... Now normally I would have remembered to make sure the doors were locked... so if they should happen to arrive I would be SAFE .   

I forgot.

So there I was tooling around upstairs when I heard the back door open and the whole fucking family waltz in!! What COULD I do??? I was caught, not only HOME ,but lying!! :) I ran into the closet in our upstairs bedroom.. shut the door over.. its one of those louver doors that doesnt quite close. Stood behind Pat's housecoat with my feet in his sneakers and FROZE! They wandered all over the damn house commenting on this and that, (excellent  comments, I might add)and even came into the room where I was ,ah.."resting" My heart was beating a mile a minute and I was terrified I would laugh or sneeze.or fall out!!! They must have been in the house a good 15 minutes which seemed like 2 days! Finally they left and I waited a long time after I heard the car pull away before I came out.One never knows.:) All I could think of is what the fuck do I say if they open the door and see me there?? I mean what the fuck COULD you say? Really.