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HI ALL,
NOT BEEN ON HERE A WHILE AS I'M BETTER NOW, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THE DOCUMENTARY I TOOK PART IS IS FINALLY COMING OUT NOW ON THE 19TH FEB 2007 CHANNEL 4 @9PM.
4 OF US WERE CHOSEN TO TAKE PART WHERE WE RECEIVED INTENSE CBT THERAPY - WHICH FOR ME HAS WORKED AND COMPLETELY CHANGED MY LIFE FOR THE BETTER!!
I HOPE YOU CAN WATCH - IT SHOULD BE VERY INTERESTING!!
LAURA
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Hi Laura
Was the programme about cbt therapy.
Can I ask what did you need cbt for was it panics?
Glad you are feeling much better and look forward to watching with interest.
Bobsy
FORGOT TO SAY ITS CALLED
HYPOCHONDRIACS: I TOLD YOU I WAS ILL
The Bafta-winning Only Human series returns with a film following the lives of people suffering from Health Anxiety Disorder, a condition which makes them constantly question their physical well-being. The programme follows four extreme sufferers as they attend a weekend retreat and undergo intensive period of behavioural therapy.
ALSO, HERE IS SOME INFO MORE DETAILED ON THE PROGRAME
Recent studies suggest that as many as one-in-four GP consultations are now taken up by the "worried well", or "hypochondriacs" as these people are often labelled. But Hypochondria, in its extreme form, is an illness in itself. Doctors call it Health Anxiety Disorder. Can it be cured? This compelling film, kicking off a new run of Channel 4's Bafta-award winning documentary strand, Only Human , follows four sufferers as they live together at a remote country retreat, miles away from their GPs and support network of friends and family. They will undertake a unique course of treatment administered by the Maudsley Hospital's Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Florian Ruths.
Every time single-mum Laura, 26, gets a tummy ache or swollen glands, she spends hours on the internet convinced she has terminal cancer. Her problems began when her father died of cancer aged only 44. Now she's sure she's got it too and it is driving her friends mad.
Kevin is 36, and is in constant fear of contracting HIV. A blood transfusion has triggered an obsessive fear of the AIDS virus, HIV. He has already had three negative AIDS tests but he still worries that he could infect his wife and child. A drop of blood can send him into a state of extreme panic
Sarah, aged 40, is convinced that the smallest ache or pain means that she could die at any moment. She constantly fears she is seriously ill and is a regular attendee at her local GP's surgery. Like the others, Sarah seeks constant reassurance from all around her and their patience is clearly beginning to wear thin
Jane is 37 and has a slightly more complex case for the therapists. Five years ago she collapsed and ended up in a wheelchair. She has not walked since, despite the fact that doctors cannot find anything wrong with her legs. On the face of it, husband Ian, who is now her full time carer, admits that it must look a bit strange that his wife is confined to a chair with no medical explanation..."It's like you see on Little Britain, when the character in the wheelchair jumps out and runs off..." But both he and Jane are unhappy with the doctors' diagnosis and both remain firmly convinced that there must be something wrong. As he concludes, with reference to the fictional TV character, "I know she couldn't do anything like that, there's just no way."
Dr Ruths will try to challenge all their behaviour, their obsessions and their personal oddities. For Laura, this means allaying her fears about collapsing in public like her father did. But will Dr Ruth's attempt at passing out at the nearby supermarket's deli counter have much effect? For Sarah, it means addressing her breathlessness and showing her that exercise won't result in heart failure; for Kevin it means entering into the world of the gay man to confront his paranoia of contracting the AIDS Virus. And for Jane, with the help of her own personal Psychiatrist Dr Lars Hansen, it means bursting balloons and wheeling herself through the local town dressed as a clown... all in the name of therapy.
Will this course of behavioural therapy make them better, or will they remain uncured, destined to spend the rest of their lives in and out of their doctors' surgeries?
AND YES, I SUFFERED SEVERE PANIC ATTACKS HAVING ABOUT 4 A WEEK, STOPPED ME GOING OUT HAVNG A LIFE, CONSTANT FEARS OF ACHES AND PAINS THINKING I HAD TERMINAL CANCER, HAD PRETTY MUCH EVERY ANXIETY SYMPTOM GOING!
FAST HEART
FLUTTERING IN CHEST
PALPITATIONS
UNEXPLAINED ACHES AND PAINS
HAVING TO GO TO TOILET A LOT
PAINS IN CHEST
CRAWLING FEELING IN SHOULDER BLADE
NAUSEA
MUSCLES ACHING
FAKE COUGH (TICKLY CHEST)
TIGHT CHEST
IF I WORRIED ABOUT A ILLNESS SOMEWHERE MY MIND ACTUALLY MADE PAIN OR ACHE GO THERE (WHICH SUGGESTS UNEXPLAINED PAINS)
YOU NAME IT I HAD IT CONSTANT FOR A YEAR ONLY HAVING 2 DAYS IF I WAS LUCKY THAT WERE GOOD IN A WEEK
I HAD 5 DAY INTENSE CBT THERAPY WHICH HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED MY LIFE
Glad you are well.
I was asked if i was interested in going on that programme but I live too far away, I was gutted.
Thanks for letting us know Laura! Sounds really interesting and I shall definitely be watching.
Mable.
Thanks Laura I don't want to miss it. xxx
"When There Was Only One It Was Then That I Carried You."
is this a course they run anyway....sounds good...does the hospital offer it to general public??
Great to read your message, I will definately be watching the programme with interest
I am starting a course with a local GP this Thurs which has taken me a long time to find!!
I am really exited about the treatment and reading your positive comments has helped to enhance my belief even further that this treatment will go along way to recovery.
Thanx!
<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">Glad you are well.
I was asked if i was interested in going on that programme but I live too far away, I was gutted.
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Hi,
Same here, I was asked but I was not sure what to expect and refused.
I will deffinetly be watching this programme and I hope my family will as well as it is a great way for my family to see what I'm going through.
Red
nomorepanic
12-02-07, 15:10
Well done Laura - I will be watching it.
Lolly - I get contacted by researches and put posts on here with the details so keep an eye on the media interest/research forum.
Nicola
People will forget what you said
People will forget what you did
But people will never forget how you made them feel
Hi Laura - I'd be interested to know how you were selected too. I spent a good few hours yesterday looking at forthcoming TV documentaries to see if there was some professional help I could get at the expense of being on the goggle box. For some reason I've got it in my head that Paul McKenna could cure me - mebe me just being a bit strange.
Krakers.
hi is it definately on??? Ive checked my Sky and can't see it listed
Hey Laura,
Thanks for the tip. I will be watching it definitely!
I read your article in the Daily Mail this morning. It was like I was reading about myself!
Glad to know you have improved so much.
ladybird
<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">hi is it definately on??? Ive checked my Sky and can't see it listed
<div align="right">Originally posted by mooks - 12 February 2007 : 23:36:46</div id="right">
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I just checked channel 4's listings and it is indeed on Monday (19th) at 9pm.
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"At the end of a storm, there's a golden sky..."
birdinumnum
13-02-07, 15:03
I'll definately be watching!!!
There's an article in today's mailonline - assuming that's you Laura? You look gorgeous in the photo.
Love Jo
Hi,
I have just read your article on the daily mail and WOW, reading it was like I had wrote it. I was approached at the time, whish I had gone a head with it after reading about you found it realy usefull.
Red
Wow that's finally come around! Well done for taking part and succeeding, and I'll definitely have to watch it.
nomorepanic
13-02-07, 18:36
Can someone send us the link to the online page in the mail
Nicola
People will forget what you said
People will forget what you did
But people will never forget how you made them feel
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=435792&in_page_id=1774
Hi There,
Thanks for that I will definately be watching to. I'm so glad it helped you.
Take care,
Love Pip's X X
Pippa.
I'm so jealous!!! I wish I had gone on it now! I'm so in (tuned in). And I'm proud of you as it must've taken a lot of courage to know you were going to be on TV.
HI EVERYONE
LAURA AGAIN, HAVE YOU SEEN ANNA FROM LONDONS RESPONSE ON THE DAILY MAIL WEBSITE?
I'VE DONE THIS DOCUMENTARY TO SHOW SHALLOW MINDED PEOPLE LIKE HER WHAT THIS ILLNESS IS ALL ABOUT!!
IN ANSSWER TO SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS, I APPLIED FOR THE DOCUMENTARY THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, AND LUCKILY GOT CHOSEN.
LAURA
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Hi,
Just read what she put, shallow minded person indeed, makes my blood boil reading what she put, if only she could live our lives for a week..!!!
Red
I've just replied to the topic. Thanks Laura and I can't wait to watch the programme. xxx
"When There Was Only One It Was Then That I Carried You."
"I never realised hypochondria could be so serious... thanks for this great story."
- Melissa Gabbon, Lewisham responding in the Daily Mail article.
Ace!
i'm not sure if i'll watch in case i learn any new bad behaviour, but well done you!
''my life is full of catastrophies, most of which never happened''
mrs sunshine
15-02-07, 17:37
I saw this advertised the other night and can't wait to see it. Its about time people were more aware of HA and the impact it can have on your life.
I think you are really brave and I'm so glad to hear that it has helped you - there is hope for me yet!
S
Again has anybody got the link to the article that anna from london has put in the daily mail. Ive had a look but cant find it
Look forward to monday and seeing you laura.
bobsy x
Well done Laura, for having the courage and motivation to stand up and speak out, and get help. Truly an inspiration.
Cobweb
<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">Again has anybody got the link to the article that anna from london has put in the daily mail. Ive had a look but cant find it
Look forward to monday and seeing you laura.
bobsy x
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Click this link to see the article and all the comments made
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=435792&in_page_id=1774&in_page_id=1774&expand=true#StartComments
Ray
http://www.anxietyrelease.org.uk/
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance.
~Mark Sanders and Tia Sillers
Hi Laura
Ill be watching as long as someone reminds me its on im terrible for forgetting things. Also well done for you taking part that took a lot of courage.
Take care
Love Annexx
Hi Laura
Pleased you are doing so well. Will watch that on Monday.
Thanks.
Love Sal xx
Dont mess up the best things in your life, just because at present you are unsure who you are.
"Life is a distance and to travel that distance you were given the strength and guidance to do so".
well done for succeeding, gives us all hope
ill be watching
jackie
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