dianes
02-10-08, 19:52
Hi Everyone:)
I am writing this post in the hope that it will help who ever reads it to know that even though you might suffer with sever anx/panic and agoraphobia like I do things DO and WILL get better providing you keep believing that YES you can and WILL DO IT. I hope this post doesn't come over as bragging, as I really don't mean it too... If it gives hope to one person who is suffering with anx and feeling that they will never get there then it will be worth it:yesyes:
One of my biggest fears is travelling as a passenger anywhere by car. I have always been a bad passenger, but since my breakdown 3yrs ago it has got decidedly worse:ohmy: Our daughter gave birth to our 5th grandson 5wks ago. The night before her scheduled ceaserian she was panicking dreadfiully about the birth and I spent 2hrs trying to calm her down. She went into labour in the early hrs and had to have an emergency ceasarian on the Friday. When I spoke to her on the phone she said I had really helped her that night and not to worry about not being able to visit her in hospital. I knew after encouraging her the previous night to conquer her fear, that I would now have to conquer mine. I asked our son to drive my hubby and I to the hospital to visit her. That way I would have hubby in the back with me to give me support on the journey. I had been practising feeling the fear and letting the symptoms wash over me and accepting them instead of fighting them and it work this time as well:yesyes: :yesyes: :yesyes:
2wks ago, I stayed ON MY OWN with our dog, while hubby went up north for 5 days to visit his family:yesyes: :yesyes: :yesyes:
As I sit here typing this, I have just managed to conquer another fear. On Monday I travelled by car with our son driving and hubby and I sitting in the back to our daughters, stayed with her ON MY OWN and looked after her, our new grandson and her two eldest grandsons for the past two days while Frank our s.i.l returned to work. I did panick badly being away from the house and sleeping there, but I managed it. I haven't been able to do this for the past 3yrs.:yesyes: :yesyes: :yesyes: My next big challenge is to return to look after Shiobhan and the 'boys' while Frank goes away on Sunday to Geneva for a week. He is then booked to go away the following week for two days and the week after for another full week. I will let you all know how I get on. I would urge anyone suffering with panic reading this to please never give up believing that you will be able to do it. I was housebound 3yrs ago and panicked at anything, look how far I have come now..You will too.
Sorry for the long post.
:hugs: :hugs: to you all.
Diane
'Remember, your imagination is always much worse than the reality'
I am writing this post in the hope that it will help who ever reads it to know that even though you might suffer with sever anx/panic and agoraphobia like I do things DO and WILL get better providing you keep believing that YES you can and WILL DO IT. I hope this post doesn't come over as bragging, as I really don't mean it too... If it gives hope to one person who is suffering with anx and feeling that they will never get there then it will be worth it:yesyes:
One of my biggest fears is travelling as a passenger anywhere by car. I have always been a bad passenger, but since my breakdown 3yrs ago it has got decidedly worse:ohmy: Our daughter gave birth to our 5th grandson 5wks ago. The night before her scheduled ceaserian she was panicking dreadfiully about the birth and I spent 2hrs trying to calm her down. She went into labour in the early hrs and had to have an emergency ceasarian on the Friday. When I spoke to her on the phone she said I had really helped her that night and not to worry about not being able to visit her in hospital. I knew after encouraging her the previous night to conquer her fear, that I would now have to conquer mine. I asked our son to drive my hubby and I to the hospital to visit her. That way I would have hubby in the back with me to give me support on the journey. I had been practising feeling the fear and letting the symptoms wash over me and accepting them instead of fighting them and it work this time as well:yesyes: :yesyes: :yesyes:
2wks ago, I stayed ON MY OWN with our dog, while hubby went up north for 5 days to visit his family:yesyes: :yesyes: :yesyes:
As I sit here typing this, I have just managed to conquer another fear. On Monday I travelled by car with our son driving and hubby and I sitting in the back to our daughters, stayed with her ON MY OWN and looked after her, our new grandson and her two eldest grandsons for the past two days while Frank our s.i.l returned to work. I did panick badly being away from the house and sleeping there, but I managed it. I haven't been able to do this for the past 3yrs.:yesyes: :yesyes: :yesyes: My next big challenge is to return to look after Shiobhan and the 'boys' while Frank goes away on Sunday to Geneva for a week. He is then booked to go away the following week for two days and the week after for another full week. I will let you all know how I get on. I would urge anyone suffering with panic reading this to please never give up believing that you will be able to do it. I was housebound 3yrs ago and panicked at anything, look how far I have come now..You will too.
Sorry for the long post.
:hugs: :hugs: to you all.
Diane
'Remember, your imagination is always much worse than the reality'