Saloire
15-09-14, 03:08
Hi there,
Just looking for a bit of advice/support/people in same boat sorta stuff.
I'm 34, very outgoing, driven, active etc, but anxiety has always been a thorn in my side since teenage years.
I've had anxiety since first year secondary school, and have managed it pretty well on my own until recently. I've had quite a few manifestations of anxiety, including panic attacks, OCD-type behaviours, phobias, mini breakdowns at work due to burnout, and postnatal depression after my little girl was born 3 years ago.
somehow (don't know how) I've managed to fight my way through all of the above without any medication and just through counselling. But now I've developed insomnia and a few other symptoms that have made it very difficult for me to enjoy my life, so I feel a bit desperate now, as I have a beautiful little girl who needs a happy mummy, and just don't know what to do.
I've had CBT and it was brilliant, I was a star client when there, did all the homework, but still turn into a shivering wreck at night when I'm alone with nobody else awake, just dreading the long hours of hell ahead.
Any help would be much appreciated, and sorry for the long, gloomy post.
Best,
Sal xx
Just looking for a bit of advice/support/people in same boat sorta stuff.
I'm 34, very outgoing, driven, active etc, but anxiety has always been a thorn in my side since teenage years.
I've had anxiety since first year secondary school, and have managed it pretty well on my own until recently. I've had quite a few manifestations of anxiety, including panic attacks, OCD-type behaviours, phobias, mini breakdowns at work due to burnout, and postnatal depression after my little girl was born 3 years ago.
somehow (don't know how) I've managed to fight my way through all of the above without any medication and just through counselling. But now I've developed insomnia and a few other symptoms that have made it very difficult for me to enjoy my life, so I feel a bit desperate now, as I have a beautiful little girl who needs a happy mummy, and just don't know what to do.
I've had CBT and it was brilliant, I was a star client when there, did all the homework, but still turn into a shivering wreck at night when I'm alone with nobody else awake, just dreading the long hours of hell ahead.
Any help would be much appreciated, and sorry for the long, gloomy post.
Best,
Sal xx