Rapid Heartbeat at teh Drive-Thru

Yes that typo in the title was on purpose.

So today I went to Carl's Jr for lunch. I was feeling pretty tired and weak. I had gotten only 3 hours of sleep, and I had barely eaten anything in the last 16 hours or so. So I was already physically shaky. I was also pretty stressed: I had some arguments with close people recently, I had just gotten a speeding ticket like 2 hours before, and my sleep schedule has been completely out of whack.

That being said, when I pulled up to the drive-thru, my heart started to pound. I looked behind me and there was only one car and I could easily just drive to the side instead of going through the drive-thru. But instead I decided that it would be good practice. I pretty much knew why I was having anxiety: lack of sleep and excess of stress, and I knew nothing terrible could happen. It was just a matter of reminding myself of that while my heart pounded.

So I drove forward. I have to admit; i did have my $20 bill ready so that way I could get through it as fast as possible, but I still got through it. I just sat through the 5 car line drive-thru while my heart beat rapidly against my chest. I reminded myself that it's not a heart attack; I didn't have any chest pain. Plus, my heart beats rapidly all the time when I exercise. I also read that people's hearts can beat rapidly for a long long period of time without any damage... days even. Hearts are stronger than people give them credit for.

So I got through it and actually I feel great now. I think I tend to feel worse when avoid situations rather than when I confront them.