snowman
03-10-04, 21:35
Hi
I found this site back in June when I had reached rock bottom once again and couldnt see a way out of the dark hole that is depression sometimes. My anxiety, panic attacks, aggrophobia and clostrophobia were at an all time high and day by day reading topics on this site made me realise that success is an option when all around you are despairing and not really understanding it. My partner left me at the same time, as they really didn't get it and decided to let me sort it out myself......however my family and close friends were better and accepted my issues.
Cipralex followed along with counselling and now hypnotherapy. The combination must be working as I now have a life again. I feel like I'm about 80% as to where I want to be and having suffered on and off for 16 years or so learning to understand it is half the problem.
Don't let things build up inside.....discuss things and realise that a lot of the time the feelings come when you feel you have let others down., when half the time the problem is with them and not you! Sure medication does help but it is not an instant fix or long term solutuion but it does help to heal the initial wound and hold things together so any one not sure that it is working after only a few days stick with it!!
Sure I have better days than others, but regular visits to the gym and a healthy eating regime (little and often too) is all contributing to a much fuller life. Ive totally cut out Dairy too which I have a noticeable improvement with my IBS...another one of my panic triggers!!
I enjoy reading about other peoples successes no matter how little it may seem to them at the time. I hope my thoughts are enough to make newcomers and exisiting sufferers realise that time can be a great healer with the right approach.
Just don't let Mr Panic rule ur life. Learn to live with it in a different manner and you might just find he gets bored and doesnt visit so often. Like an unwanted friend.....he'll soon hopefully take the hint and stay out of your life.
Thinking of you all.
S
I found this site back in June when I had reached rock bottom once again and couldnt see a way out of the dark hole that is depression sometimes. My anxiety, panic attacks, aggrophobia and clostrophobia were at an all time high and day by day reading topics on this site made me realise that success is an option when all around you are despairing and not really understanding it. My partner left me at the same time, as they really didn't get it and decided to let me sort it out myself......however my family and close friends were better and accepted my issues.
Cipralex followed along with counselling and now hypnotherapy. The combination must be working as I now have a life again. I feel like I'm about 80% as to where I want to be and having suffered on and off for 16 years or so learning to understand it is half the problem.
Don't let things build up inside.....discuss things and realise that a lot of the time the feelings come when you feel you have let others down., when half the time the problem is with them and not you! Sure medication does help but it is not an instant fix or long term solutuion but it does help to heal the initial wound and hold things together so any one not sure that it is working after only a few days stick with it!!
Sure I have better days than others, but regular visits to the gym and a healthy eating regime (little and often too) is all contributing to a much fuller life. Ive totally cut out Dairy too which I have a noticeable improvement with my IBS...another one of my panic triggers!!
I enjoy reading about other peoples successes no matter how little it may seem to them at the time. I hope my thoughts are enough to make newcomers and exisiting sufferers realise that time can be a great healer with the right approach.
Just don't let Mr Panic rule ur life. Learn to live with it in a different manner and you might just find he gets bored and doesnt visit so often. Like an unwanted friend.....he'll soon hopefully take the hint and stay out of your life.
Thinking of you all.
S