JoT
04-07-08, 10:13
Hi everyone, I'm Jo, I'm 35 and have two little girls aged 5 and 7 and I'm eternally engaged to their daddy (the thought of getting married...eeek! :blush: )
I found this site amazingly helpful 2 years ago when I went through a terrible case of Panic Disorder and subsequent agoraphobia. Following fluoxetine treatment and CBT I was right as rain within a couple of months, I still had some slight anxieties after this, but nothing I couldn't handle.
Over the past few months the anx began creeping up on me again, I kept brushing it off that it would pass, but I think I let it go too far and should have visited my doc sooner. I have become agoraphobic again, scared feelings of impending doom, even afraid to walk 5 mins up the road to pick my kids up from school incase I drop dead, constantly checking how I am feeling -you know how it is.
I dragged myself to the docs last week (even though I kept wanting to run out of the surgery). I am now on day 5 of the fluoxetine - had a terrible few days of feeling worse than ever, but today I feel so much better. I haven't been out for 5 days, maybe today is the day....
I've suffered on and off with this all my life but it seems to pass and comes in phases, I know I beat it before so I will do it again - I've learned to accept that its part of my personality and I just need a little help now and again to keep it in check.
I hope I can spread some positivity on here, this website has been such an amazing help to me. We will get better :noangel:
I've got a little diary blog of my recovery, feel free to visit - I hope others will find it helpful.
http://quirkymind.blogspot.com/
It is very therapeutic to write it all down on a blog, I totally recommend doing this to aid your recovery.
Love Jo
I found this site amazingly helpful 2 years ago when I went through a terrible case of Panic Disorder and subsequent agoraphobia. Following fluoxetine treatment and CBT I was right as rain within a couple of months, I still had some slight anxieties after this, but nothing I couldn't handle.
Over the past few months the anx began creeping up on me again, I kept brushing it off that it would pass, but I think I let it go too far and should have visited my doc sooner. I have become agoraphobic again, scared feelings of impending doom, even afraid to walk 5 mins up the road to pick my kids up from school incase I drop dead, constantly checking how I am feeling -you know how it is.
I dragged myself to the docs last week (even though I kept wanting to run out of the surgery). I am now on day 5 of the fluoxetine - had a terrible few days of feeling worse than ever, but today I feel so much better. I haven't been out for 5 days, maybe today is the day....
I've suffered on and off with this all my life but it seems to pass and comes in phases, I know I beat it before so I will do it again - I've learned to accept that its part of my personality and I just need a little help now and again to keep it in check.
I hope I can spread some positivity on here, this website has been such an amazing help to me. We will get better :noangel:
I've got a little diary blog of my recovery, feel free to visit - I hope others will find it helpful.
http://quirkymind.blogspot.com/
It is very therapeutic to write it all down on a blog, I totally recommend doing this to aid your recovery.
Love Jo