Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-14
One Sufferer to Another.

TO D.. SCI noticed your letter and am
taking the liberty Of telling you little
something OF my experiences, Which are
something along the line OF pour case. NTH
the hope that What has helped me may help
sou. No one on earth knops that awful
feeling Of fear Hniess they hare gone through
NTH IL. I hare suffered OF and on for four
years, the first year being regular night
. mare.
One morning opened ny mouth to look
at my throat and guess did it too far. as
I GAGGED. and from that time every morn
tne-almost-I rent through the same per-
JormGnce; so that could hardly get doDn
70 the ONCE Some mornings iDouid start
out oil RIGHT ana tchfle i1ditfno for q bus
mould commence to get nuHSedted, heart
apould pound and nv knees shake. At
times I hare gone hdff-icdv down and gone
back home again; at other times finished
M journey in tart. had to Keep on
porkinc, because pos paying sos month
for an apartment and had my mother TO
support.
One time I ,cas out to lunch NTH man
Uho talked about something that MADE me
.;ck and toaS so upset couldn't eat, got
PC"fhAN~
months toasn't able to 90 into restaurant
NTH rny one unless it icas some one like
n,v mother or some one knetc real well,
,rithont hdpfnp those same miserable SenSd-
fions. cot so couldn't meet any one that
had knotpr for years icithoat hGDing that
dpfM feeling OF fear, and don't Enow
srhy felt so. Was examined By three doc
tors, ioho told me there DaS nothing the
matter NTH me. after trying all KINGS o.
tontcs for the nerves Without any oood
result / thought I iUGs going TO lose nv
mind and imagined all kinds OF taiHos.
one day sdlo dog run oucr and 1t maze
me so sick had TO GO home and stay
smile before starting for business. The least
little thing a person said or did Mould upset
me. Took trip to Portland ttno years ago
ord dreaded the meals on the diner for
,peeks before / left. but Just made up my
mind if I apns goir0 to be sick and die
trould, and I'd take a chance ana tTy 10
forcet IL; and, for gonder, got through
oil right.
One terrible experience I had Uds New
vrrr ere and T'i uepcr forget it. MY can't
had Just died and read letter pT'tte"
before her death about three days, Saying
she couldn't sleep 1citiloat getting our OF
breath and felt as though she hdd ihdt-
cest.or. IT tcaS beloD zero mere ana
irutEeG through G1 alley IN 6oout ~
of sno,c. When GOT home my lips oeTe
blYe and pos all out OF breath. Wen.
Immediately decided had heart troaote
and didn't icdnt to 90 to the show; OUT
as the tickets tpere bought and expensive
had to 60 and sit through it, and neuer
su6ercd such torturcs. ate crackers ana
peppermints ell through the shoto (we 'neTe
IN the last rocI until didn't knoD phot
mas doing. MY heart pounded like Stco9e
hammer. 1t toas the midnight show ana
didn't get home until 4:45 am. 'ods
Dreck ;cken I did arrive home, Just from
mental anguish.
No one can tell me thing about nerpeS
and fear. The pcrst Of It Is no one hdS
any sympathy for one that looks heating
which did. e.
Reply.
"Misery loves company" but what is
more helpful, those who have been
through he'll and come back. tsH others
of their relief For this patent took
herself in hand, read some books on
self-control, got interested in nature
study and writes:
IN time became SO interested in all