Amylou0101
09-03-17, 08:16
Hi there,
Another newbie here. I've stumbled across this site a number of times in the past when I've been desperately Googling - but never taken the time to fully explore it and sign up until now.
I've suffered with anxiety for many years (I had my first panic attack at 14 and I'm 28 now) to varying degrees.
For the most part, I'm able to function pretty well day-to-day because, usually, my anxiety has a very specific trigger: travel. I find it virtually impossible to travel outside of the UK and I can only travel away within the UK under certain circumstances (I'm completely healthy, my husband is with me etc).
I got married last year and I decided I really wanted to finally try tackling it head on. I started CBT in September which has been reasonably helpful. I also tried Sertraline, but stopped taking them after a week (on the advice of my doctor) after experiencing horrendous side-effects.
Unfortunately, shortly after I started my CBT last year, a number of stressful events happened. I lost three family members quite suddenly in the space of three months, including my grandmother who I was very close to. I left the company I had worked at for 6 and a half years to start a new job (this actually should have been a positive thing but after all the other loss I found it very hard to leave my friends there and adjust). I've also been pretty under the weather since December with one virus or another and for me, being ill is a very big stress trigger.
All of this has meant that rather than helping me to conquer my travel anxiety - my CBT has largely turned into a fire-fighting exercise, trying to manage what has now (hopefully temporarily) become a much more generalised anxiety.
All of a sudden I'm struggling to get the train to work, struggling with social events (very unusual for me), struggling with even UK travel, and having a complete meltdown anytime I get a sniffle.
I've just come out the other side of a week of a pretty nasty flu-like virus which has meant I haven't been able to leave the house for several days. 6 days of bed rest was obviously what my body needed but has played complete havoc with my mental health.
Anyway - I'm here now because I'm committed to getting better. I'm finding it very hard to find the strength, but I know that no one is going to save me from this so I need to take back control.
I have wonderful friends and family, but not many that understand anxiety and I feel I already overburden the ones that do (my Dad, namely).
Thank you for this resource - it's brought me a glint of hope during a very dark time.
Amy
Another newbie here. I've stumbled across this site a number of times in the past when I've been desperately Googling - but never taken the time to fully explore it and sign up until now.
I've suffered with anxiety for many years (I had my first panic attack at 14 and I'm 28 now) to varying degrees.
For the most part, I'm able to function pretty well day-to-day because, usually, my anxiety has a very specific trigger: travel. I find it virtually impossible to travel outside of the UK and I can only travel away within the UK under certain circumstances (I'm completely healthy, my husband is with me etc).
I got married last year and I decided I really wanted to finally try tackling it head on. I started CBT in September which has been reasonably helpful. I also tried Sertraline, but stopped taking them after a week (on the advice of my doctor) after experiencing horrendous side-effects.
Unfortunately, shortly after I started my CBT last year, a number of stressful events happened. I lost three family members quite suddenly in the space of three months, including my grandmother who I was very close to. I left the company I had worked at for 6 and a half years to start a new job (this actually should have been a positive thing but after all the other loss I found it very hard to leave my friends there and adjust). I've also been pretty under the weather since December with one virus or another and for me, being ill is a very big stress trigger.
All of this has meant that rather than helping me to conquer my travel anxiety - my CBT has largely turned into a fire-fighting exercise, trying to manage what has now (hopefully temporarily) become a much more generalised anxiety.
All of a sudden I'm struggling to get the train to work, struggling with social events (very unusual for me), struggling with even UK travel, and having a complete meltdown anytime I get a sniffle.
I've just come out the other side of a week of a pretty nasty flu-like virus which has meant I haven't been able to leave the house for several days. 6 days of bed rest was obviously what my body needed but has played complete havoc with my mental health.
Anyway - I'm here now because I'm committed to getting better. I'm finding it very hard to find the strength, but I know that no one is going to save me from this so I need to take back control.
I have wonderful friends and family, but not many that understand anxiety and I feel I already overburden the ones that do (my Dad, namely).
Thank you for this resource - it's brought me a glint of hope during a very dark time.
Amy