tonkaboy
17-09-07, 21:08
Hi,
This is my first time on a web forum, so please be gentle with me!
I have suffered from anxiety on and off for several years but have generally not let it interfere with my life. The last 3 years have proved to be a different matter however. I have been under enormous pressure at work, moved house, lost my father to cancer and my mother suffered a heart attack a couple of months later. Fortunately she survived. Add to this the birth of my first child and you can see I have had an emotionally challenging time. The form of my anxiety has changed and most of the physical symptoms have subsided or don't bother me any more. What I have found is my self confidence has taken a real beating and I'm now haunted by irrational thoughts. I find this much more difficult to cope with. I'm terrified of doing something wrong or bad. I find it extremely difficult to convince myself that the thoughts are only thoughts, even though deep down I know they are. I hope that makes sense!
I've found Claire Weekes books very useful but the bit I struggle with is 'accepting' - how do I do this with something that frightens me, in practical terms I mean?
Anyway, I found some of the threads on this forum extremely interesting and re-assuring, so I thought I'd give the site a go.
All the best.
A
This is my first time on a web forum, so please be gentle with me!
I have suffered from anxiety on and off for several years but have generally not let it interfere with my life. The last 3 years have proved to be a different matter however. I have been under enormous pressure at work, moved house, lost my father to cancer and my mother suffered a heart attack a couple of months later. Fortunately she survived. Add to this the birth of my first child and you can see I have had an emotionally challenging time. The form of my anxiety has changed and most of the physical symptoms have subsided or don't bother me any more. What I have found is my self confidence has taken a real beating and I'm now haunted by irrational thoughts. I find this much more difficult to cope with. I'm terrified of doing something wrong or bad. I find it extremely difficult to convince myself that the thoughts are only thoughts, even though deep down I know they are. I hope that makes sense!
I've found Claire Weekes books very useful but the bit I struggle with is 'accepting' - how do I do this with something that frightens me, in practical terms I mean?
Anyway, I found some of the threads on this forum extremely interesting and re-assuring, so I thought I'd give the site a go.
All the best.
A