Cynthia is the bass player of a punk rock band in the 80s. While at a house show she is introduced to another band. She ends up befriending their bassist. She watched as him and his band start to change for the worse.
Joe's childhood has been really hard, which has resulted in him having frequent panic attacks now. It makes school even harder than it already is, and some friends have left him for it.
One day, the boy suddenly gets a huge attack, worse than any other before. Everything starts spinning, and before he knows it, the world turns black. When Joe's eyes open again, he's in the hospital. There it turns out he has bigger worries than panic attacks. Luckily for Joe he meets someone in the hospital who makes it a little less hard.