Adriel Rivera

I was back in the hospital only a week after being discharged for a collapsed lung. I thought I was having a heart attack, but doctors told me it was panic. Before that day in October 2023, I had never experienced a panic attack. Suddenly, they were happening almost every month, along with constant chest tightness that never seemed to go away. Even after countless tests confirmed I was healthy, I couldn’t shake the fear that something was wrong. My lung had collapsed for no clear reason. What was stopping something else from happening? That was the beginning of my toxic relationship with anxiety. It was impossible to live comfortably when every panic attack felt like I could die. I wish I could say music kept me grounded, but the instability of my music career often made things worse. In 2025, I reached a breaking point. I stopped asking “why me?” and started asking “what do I do now?” I got curious. How does anxiety work? What am I actually afraid of? My journal became my best friend, and together we uncovered the roots of my anxiety. I learned how I was getting in my own way and what real self love looks like. I will always have anxiety. It’s a normal human emotion. But it’s no longer a villain, just a misunderstood friend. Everything I do now, including music, is for connecting people with themselves on a deeper level. It changed my life, and I believe it can change the world too. Follow for new singles every month on the 25th and watch how I make music in my shed.