Pills, Panic Attacks & Depression: Kaitlyn Bristowe & Jason Tartick Reveal The Rock Bottom Moments Which Inspired Them To ‘Restart’ Life
etcanada.comSweating, trembling and terrified, Jason Tartick lay on the restroom floor at the headquarters of a corporate client after being bowled over by a panic attack in the middle of a critical meeting. “I felt my chest tighten and my heartbeat speed up something crazy, and I just knew I had to get the hell out of there,” he writes in the opening of his new book, The Restart Roadmap: Rewire and Reset Your Career.
Tartick subsequently became dependent on Xanax and propranolol to keep his anxiety at bay at work, concealing pills in Listerine strip cases and using roll-on deodorant to hide his sweaty palms.
It would be years before Tartick found his escape from the stifling corporate world, after his “Bachelorette” stint led to an ultimatum from bosses – distance himself from the franchise, or leave.
Walking out, the moment marked Tartick’s long sought-for escape from chasing what he always thought of as success – money, titles and power – at the expense of his own happiness.
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