Ex Panicy Person
12-01-13, 00:02
Hi, I just wanted to introduce myself. I suffered from panic attacks/agoraphobia/anxiety disorder/depression/social anxiety with a touch of OCD and quite a few phobias from the age of 7 to the age of around 24. A long list and a long time. I can pretty much comment on most therapies, prescribed drugs and different coping techniques. I had a lot of help from No More Panic and we didn't have such useful forums in the days that I needed them!
I never thought that I would recover but I would like to assure everyone that recovery is possible although I won't lie it did take a good few years. I am now in my 30's and work as an occupational health advisor and guide people who have anxiety almost on a daily basis. I do everything that I could never do in my teens and 20's eg.go to concerts, leave the house, travel on all forms of transport even flying (which I love) and live life to the full. Armed with knowledge, CBT, a bit of drug therapy and support I gradually banished my list of problems one by one. My GP had never seen a child/teen and adult with such bad anxiety!
You can get over it or at least make it bearable, I promise.
I look forward to `speaking` to you on this forum
AP
I never thought that I would recover but I would like to assure everyone that recovery is possible although I won't lie it did take a good few years. I am now in my 30's and work as an occupational health advisor and guide people who have anxiety almost on a daily basis. I do everything that I could never do in my teens and 20's eg.go to concerts, leave the house, travel on all forms of transport even flying (which I love) and live life to the full. Armed with knowledge, CBT, a bit of drug therapy and support I gradually banished my list of problems one by one. My GP had never seen a child/teen and adult with such bad anxiety!
You can get over it or at least make it bearable, I promise.
I look forward to `speaking` to you on this forum
AP