journeyman
16-01-08, 22:28
Hi Folks
Just like to introduce myself, I have been loitering around this site for a number of weeks now, i finnally signed up last week, ive visited the chat room and read stories and studied the advice. and what a TREMEDOUS effect its had on me. Ok a little about me, Im 46 year old ,and married to a very understanding Wife. Ive been fortunate to be blessed with this wonderfull panic Disorder for 15 years at least. In fact up untill last year i only panicked on areoplanes,lifts and as a passinger in a car. (Never when im Driving) So i just avoided those situations. However last August i went full time and panicked everwhere, At Home, At Work,In Bed, up to Half a Dozen times a day ,Every Day. These were full blown panic attacks, A feeling of impending doom, wanting to run but nowhere to hide, Heart racing, Gut Churning, Couldnt breath. I think people around me had thought id lost the plot, and so did I. I didnt go to the Doctor because i thought id get put in a mental Hospital. So I did the next best thing and Googled my Symptoms,
That was the first time i realised what I was dealing with. (Hooray im not Mad).
Id like to share my progress so far in the hope it will incourage others. The first thing i read was how to stop panics through Distraction and Breathing properly and also realising it was my own thoughts creating the panics. (Spookey but true). Within a few days my panics stopped, Havent had one since. However i had been left with a horrible sensation, a feeling of anticipation pretty much all the time. (Anxiety) Thats when i started CBT
which is explained on this web site at a level even i can understand.
I have totally turned myself over to this self help program every waking minute of the day in every thing i do. My feelings of anxiety have been totally abscent for 4 days now. Which is incredible, I only Started it 2 weeks ago.
Admittedly i havent tried out stepping in a lift or Flyng again yet, thats the next step for me . Im now studying the self Hypnosis page and i just Know itll work.
Stay Possitive
all the best
Journeyman
Just like to introduce myself, I have been loitering around this site for a number of weeks now, i finnally signed up last week, ive visited the chat room and read stories and studied the advice. and what a TREMEDOUS effect its had on me. Ok a little about me, Im 46 year old ,and married to a very understanding Wife. Ive been fortunate to be blessed with this wonderfull panic Disorder for 15 years at least. In fact up untill last year i only panicked on areoplanes,lifts and as a passinger in a car. (Never when im Driving) So i just avoided those situations. However last August i went full time and panicked everwhere, At Home, At Work,In Bed, up to Half a Dozen times a day ,Every Day. These were full blown panic attacks, A feeling of impending doom, wanting to run but nowhere to hide, Heart racing, Gut Churning, Couldnt breath. I think people around me had thought id lost the plot, and so did I. I didnt go to the Doctor because i thought id get put in a mental Hospital. So I did the next best thing and Googled my Symptoms,
That was the first time i realised what I was dealing with. (Hooray im not Mad).
Id like to share my progress so far in the hope it will incourage others. The first thing i read was how to stop panics through Distraction and Breathing properly and also realising it was my own thoughts creating the panics. (Spookey but true). Within a few days my panics stopped, Havent had one since. However i had been left with a horrible sensation, a feeling of anticipation pretty much all the time. (Anxiety) Thats when i started CBT
which is explained on this web site at a level even i can understand.
I have totally turned myself over to this self help program every waking minute of the day in every thing i do. My feelings of anxiety have been totally abscent for 4 days now. Which is incredible, I only Started it 2 weeks ago.
Admittedly i havent tried out stepping in a lift or Flyng again yet, thats the next step for me . Im now studying the self Hypnosis page and i just Know itll work.
Stay Possitive
all the best
Journeyman