Hello Everyone I am new

[fairygirl]

Well it's taken me about 15 mins to work out how to send this message!!
Anyway I am 43, married, have 3 children. I used to be a nurse and have now just trained as a teacher. Have suffered from anxiety and assiciated agoraphobia since my early 20s. Mostly it's been manageable but had a really bad bout about 11 years ago after the birth of my daughter . Ended up on a psychiatirc ward for a week. I had really bad side effects from anti depressants and am now phobic about any kind of medication. I am now actually much better. I used to avoid going out and never without my husband but amhave just finished my PGCE which involved me driving myself the 14 miles to colleg and back every day, so am pleased with myself. My main worry now is that we have booked a holiday in August to visit my sisiter who lives in Spain. Ii really want to go and think I can do it as I will be going to somewhere I have been before (although 20 years ago) but as time gets nearer am having some anxiety about it and am wondering whther I am pushing myself too hard or if I should just bite the bullet and get on with it. Ii know I will be gutted if I don't go and so will my 12 year old daughter who is looking forward to her first holiday with her mum for 10 years

w a Pigott

[Denis]

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Denis

[polly daydream]

Hi Fairygirl and welcome to the forum, you have defo come to the right place as there are alot of people that are in your situation. Congratulations on getting your degree. If I were you I would stop getting so worked up about the holiday and start thinking about all the positives you will get out of going, seeing your sister again and most importantly your daughters first holiday with her lovely mum. What are you actually frightened of, is it the flight or just the being away from home? you really deserve this holiday so give it some really good thought.

Best wishes,

Polly

[Sue K with 5]

Hi

Welcome to NMP !! I think you will find the links to this site really helpful and should be able to help answer some of your concerns


You will I am sure make that holiday so dont worry you will get there




Sue with 5

scknight

[wobily_lin]

Hi Fairygirl,

A big welcome to the site hun. You will find great support here, and also good friends. Glad to have u on board.

Take care,

Lin.
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[giddy]

Hi there - welcome to the site and the teaching profession!! Being a teacher myself I know how demanding the training is, so well done you.
love Helen

[Will Loynes]

Hi there,
welcome to the site, im sure you'll meet lots of very supportive people here. Well done with the teacher training, im sure it will be hard, but extremely rewarding!
Dont be to anxious about your holiday, im sure it will all work out and you'll have a brilliant time.

Will

[chucklehound]

Hi and welcome to NMP

Take care

Chuckle

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[scoobygirl2005]

Hi.

Welcome to the forum. You will find lots of help and support here.

Scooby2005
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[Clare_63]

Hi Fairygirl

Welcome to NMP

Clare x

[trac67]

Hi,

Welcome to the forum, you will get a lot of good advice here and make some new friends

Take care
Trac x

'Live your life with arms wide open, today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten'

[nomorepanic]

Hi Fairygirl,

Welcome aboard and lovely to see you here.

Hope we can be of some help.

Nicola

[alexis]

Hi welcome and well done on all your achievements so far. There are so many on here who dont like holidays/flying etc and get raised anxiety so Im sure someone will be along soon to help.
I am fortunate to be having exposure therapy for mine this year but it is the first time in 25 years Ive been on holiday without my ex husband.
to me not going is not an option, I can also receive valium for flying, 2 tablets a year isnt abusing it, but of course this may be completely out of the question for yourself with your phobia, hope you get some good advice.
Are you actually teaching after Summer if so do as I do and just think about getting the best tan in the school,lol,:D
........Although Ive yet to achieve it,

[manmoor]

Hi Fairygirl,

A big warm welcome to you.

Take Care

Mandy
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[Twila]

Hi fairygirl, Glad you made it. It is so strange what you said about your anxiety getting worse after the birth of your daughter, I had my first Panic Attack after the birth of my daughter. Right in the hospital, they had to call my husband in the middle of the night. Thought I was losing my mind, it was horriable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow it is so great to hear you finished your college studies. It is hard to go to school with this stupid anxiety problem. Hope you will be able to go on your trip (sounds like fun). Good luck and hope you are doing better.


:DTwila

[fairygirl]

Hi Everyone
Thanks to all the nice people who have sent me welcome messages. Ii wish I'd discovered this sooner!! I am still working out how to reply to various topics etc and ndegotiate the site. So if I send someone a message that makes no sense, I apologise in advance!!!!
What a lovely bunch of people you are!!!
Wendy x

w a Pigott

[Karen]

Hi Fairygirl

Welcome to the forum.

You'll find a lot of help and support here.

Karen



Happiness is not a state to arrive at but a manner of travelling.

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough ~ Christine Cagney, Cagney & Lacey

[Piglet]

A very big welcome to the site to you.:D

Firstly take a little pressure off yourself by realising this is something you want to do, not something you have to do.

Realise that you are safe hun and it's within your power at anytime to pull back from panic using your breathing and positive self talk.

Don't be afraid to say to someone if you are feeling panicky then you dont allow it to build up and you'd be surprised just how many people will identify with you.

Love Piglet :)

"Supposing a tree fell down, Pooh, when we were underneath it?" said Piglet.
"Supposing it didn't," said Pooh after careful thought.