Hi,

I have been to see the Clinical Pyscologist today, as my CBT had come to a end and he had refered me to see her. I am still struggling with my thought pattern but after seeing the CBT theropist and reading and taking tips from Nics Diary i feel i am making steady progress after struggling with Agorphobia for around 10 years. My challenges while seeing the CBT was to be able to walk round the street, go to my local store and go to the minibank machine, i feel i have achieved those now and want to make bigger challenges a little at a time one of those is to be able to drive my car through traffic lights and road works at the end of the road.

I was really pleased with my visit with the Pchycologist as i felt after having my course of CBT theropy i was now on my own, but she is refering me to a group course for panic relief, and also which i think is a great idea and never heard of before is a referal to Community Link. She explained that Community link was like having a friend. They are qualified theropists who deal with Panic, they take you out places and when you feel like you are going to panic they talk you through it.
Have any of you come across Community Link before?
She said i should get a letter in about 2 to 3 weeks, so i am going to keep concentrating on the thought pattern till then.
Andrea
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