Panic Attacks and Rich People

An Excerpt from BE A MAN: Raised in the Shadow of Cowboys

At 2:00 on a Friday morning, I sit up in bed with the overwhelming sensation that I’m having a heart attack. My breath is racing, and my heart feels like a fish floating up into my throat, flopping around as if trying to escape. Drops of sweat pop from my forehead. But the worst part is that my mind is chasing itself around inside my skull without any p…