This is a big topic to cover in my first post.  However, one of my first challenges was getting a hold over racing thoughts and my emotions.  I was so unfocused and dis-regulated I could hardly function.  I experienced my first panic attack ever, and it scared me.  I had difficulties staying present at work and at night my mind would race, and I couldn’t sleep.   My first step was trying to get a handle over my thought so that I could calm down.   Meditation has been proven to help all types of issues from stress, depression, anxiety, addiction, controlling pain and addressing trauma in the body.  The up side…