skymaid
15-03-18, 02:58
I was just answering a pregablin question and I thought I'd pop in to post something positive to give people hope that there is light at the end of the proverbial..
About 18 months ago after working myself into the ground and "unwinding" with booze and casinos till 5am I started getting epic panic attacks. I'd had them before as a child so I tried to just continue as normal but they got worse until (as is common) after nearly crashing my car into a sign during one Agoraphobia set in.
Anyway being and emetophobe (fear of vomitting) I was scared to take any drugs to help too. I got so bad I could barely eat or get off the sofa to do anything even.
After my gp gave me some diazepam to help me get to therapy at a priory with phychologist and physciatrist they diagnosed me with GAD and specific phobias.
Anyway after some brilliant therepy, pregablin and the odd diazepam to help get over the agoraphobia i'm back to playing golf with strangers, going to bingo, 3 mile run round a lake, going to various pubs, meals, shopping, working (but not too much).
I don't find all of it easy and i have to use the mental tools i've learned a lot still to not let my mind disappear into the "thought world" of anxiety still.
But anyway, generally i'm actually enjoying life again on the whole. Ok I wouldn't dare get on a plane to Dubai and even a train to London (2 hours for me) seems a bit too "difficult" but I can do plenty of things again now and i've learned to appreciate the little things in life and try and appreciate and enjoy every moment. Corny as that sounds.
So anyway, there's hope for whatever variation of mental trap your are in, you can get out of it. If you can afford it, find a good therapist, mine has been brilliant. The drugs are great for getting you back on your feet but not a long term solution. That's just my opinion (but then pretty much this whole forum is opinion).
Oh one more thing. The stuff they so in mental hospitals (painting, creative things etc). There's a good reason for it. It really does make you calmer and more serene as a person. I learned to paint models and play the guitar (pretty well I think now) over my "illness". Something about creative things does seem to heal or at least relieve a brain that's tired from worrying.
Hmm I wrote more than I intended. I hope it's some use to someone.
About 18 months ago after working myself into the ground and "unwinding" with booze and casinos till 5am I started getting epic panic attacks. I'd had them before as a child so I tried to just continue as normal but they got worse until (as is common) after nearly crashing my car into a sign during one Agoraphobia set in.
Anyway being and emetophobe (fear of vomitting) I was scared to take any drugs to help too. I got so bad I could barely eat or get off the sofa to do anything even.
After my gp gave me some diazepam to help me get to therapy at a priory with phychologist and physciatrist they diagnosed me with GAD and specific phobias.
Anyway after some brilliant therepy, pregablin and the odd diazepam to help get over the agoraphobia i'm back to playing golf with strangers, going to bingo, 3 mile run round a lake, going to various pubs, meals, shopping, working (but not too much).
I don't find all of it easy and i have to use the mental tools i've learned a lot still to not let my mind disappear into the "thought world" of anxiety still.
But anyway, generally i'm actually enjoying life again on the whole. Ok I wouldn't dare get on a plane to Dubai and even a train to London (2 hours for me) seems a bit too "difficult" but I can do plenty of things again now and i've learned to appreciate the little things in life and try and appreciate and enjoy every moment. Corny as that sounds.
So anyway, there's hope for whatever variation of mental trap your are in, you can get out of it. If you can afford it, find a good therapist, mine has been brilliant. The drugs are great for getting you back on your feet but not a long term solution. That's just my opinion (but then pretty much this whole forum is opinion).
Oh one more thing. The stuff they so in mental hospitals (painting, creative things etc). There's a good reason for it. It really does make you calmer and more serene as a person. I learned to paint models and play the guitar (pretty well I think now) over my "illness". Something about creative things does seem to heal or at least relieve a brain that's tired from worrying.
Hmm I wrote more than I intended. I hope it's some use to someone.