spiritofnow
26-10-06, 14:27
God! This is sooo great and something that means so much to me and hopefully will give someone else some comfort!
Okay my panic came back about 3 months ago after 2 years of relativley nothing. Anyway, this time the symptoms of the panic had changed and I absolutely thought I was losing my mind. This was also heghtened by the fact that my mother was diagnosed with Bi polar 5 years ago. I was absolutely terrified that I would become like her (awfull but true). So instead of pretending this wasn't happening or avoiding reading about panic etc, in order to not deal wiht it. I was forced to read stuff to see if I was indeed losing it?
This site was my way forward and I read about depersonalisation( I feel disonnected from my son,partner and myself like I don't know who I am) etc. So this info really helped! But more importantly.................
Okay! soo I saw the Doctor yesterday and we went over my childhood, and the issues that I believe are a direct result of all of my neurosis.
He said.....Your issues are psychological not psychiatric!! You are not experiencing abnormal mental health problems, but are reacting to a traumatic event - life, that any other normal person would react too!!!!
Oh my god!! I know it sounds so basic and obvious but just hearing that from someone whose professional opinion I respect is a medicine in itself - WOW!!! Now when I have the panicky feelings and then feel like I am going mad I can just play that convo over and over again until I just believe it for myself! ha! 1 back to me, minus 1 to panic(past). xxx
freeyourspirit
Okay my panic came back about 3 months ago after 2 years of relativley nothing. Anyway, this time the symptoms of the panic had changed and I absolutely thought I was losing my mind. This was also heghtened by the fact that my mother was diagnosed with Bi polar 5 years ago. I was absolutely terrified that I would become like her (awfull but true). So instead of pretending this wasn't happening or avoiding reading about panic etc, in order to not deal wiht it. I was forced to read stuff to see if I was indeed losing it?
This site was my way forward and I read about depersonalisation( I feel disonnected from my son,partner and myself like I don't know who I am) etc. So this info really helped! But more importantly.................
Okay! soo I saw the Doctor yesterday and we went over my childhood, and the issues that I believe are a direct result of all of my neurosis.
He said.....Your issues are psychological not psychiatric!! You are not experiencing abnormal mental health problems, but are reacting to a traumatic event - life, that any other normal person would react too!!!!
Oh my god!! I know it sounds so basic and obvious but just hearing that from someone whose professional opinion I respect is a medicine in itself - WOW!!! Now when I have the panicky feelings and then feel like I am going mad I can just play that convo over and over again until I just believe it for myself! ha! 1 back to me, minus 1 to panic(past). xxx
freeyourspirit