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I really do not ever panic as I have found emotion just gets in the way of solving whatever problem you’re trying to solve. My “place of calm” is in my own brain. If you’re depending on external environmental factors to confer calmness in NYC, you are in for a lot of anxiety unless you’re wealthy enough to jet away at will.
I couldn’t believe I was awarded my PADI scuba diving certification, despite screwing up epically on a test dive in some murky Pennsylvania quarry. I completely messed up the compass navigation segment and wound up surfacing far from where I was supposed to be.
“What would I have to do to fail – stab the instructor with a spear gun?” I asked.
“No matter what happened – losing your visibility, losing your mask – you never panicked!” said the teacher. “That’s one of the things we’re testing for: So we’re going to pass you.”
Really, why succumb to a sensation that is so counterproductive?
Even if I’m about to die, I’d rather do so calmly, marveling at the wonder of it all. — Sheila Anne Feeney
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March 9 is National Panic Day. Given the general state of anxiety in NYC, there’s no shortage of places where New Yorkers can celebrate panicking.
Here at amNewYork, we’ve instead rounded up the places we go to relieve our anxiety. Did we miss anywhere? Where do you go to relax?
