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marissa
05-02-06, 09:10
Hi,

I am new to this kind of thing and don't know where to begin. Don't want to use this forum as a form of distraction to make myself feel better. If I'm honest with myself, I have always suffered with feelings of 'out of control, dwell on the what ifs and have an overwhelming irrational 'fear' about going to work. I have quite a responsible job as Marketing Manager and a boss who thinks I am running his company and fundamentally, I'm not sure I want any of it, but don't know what it is i do want... I have a very loving 'helpless' husband and generally life is most definitely good, but having been off work for 2 weeks, one for a holiday and last week with a virus and having had a terrible night last night doing the classic 'what's wrong with me and tears as I write this and the impending doom of work tomorrow, I feel extremely lost, I suppose. I have been to the doctors before and was referred for counselling last year and when the letter came, felt like I didn't need it nor want to to 'waste' precious NHS resource.

Feel like I want to resign tomorrow and my husband says he can't bear to see me like I am and nothing is worth me being like this. I think it's just his way of helping, because although we'd survive, life would change! Also is this a good idea, won't doing nothing perpetuate the 'now what'?

I tell myself go there tomorrow - it won't be nearly as bad as I imagine (whatever that is) and it will be fine. Means to an end. Yet I really don't act let alone think like that..

Can anyone else empathise?

Riss

Meg
05-02-06, 10:57
Riss

Maybe some lists and objective thinking are in order and may help you see it all in a bit more perspective and a different light.

We all do our bit of What if ingbut its trying to distinguish what is really not good for us from what we imagine might not be.

Common Symptoms of Panic Attacks, Anxiety, Phobias and OCD. (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/NMPcms.php?nmppage=symptoms)

First Steps to overcoming Panic and Anxiety (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=942)

Health Anxiety (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/NMPcms.php?nmppage=healthanxiety)



Meg
www.anxietymanagementltd.com

Your anxiety is the human representation of the pictures that you paint using your many vivid colours of revolving and reoccurring thoughts.
How big is your gallery ?

trac67
05-02-06, 11:38
Hi Riss,

Welcome to the forum, you will get a lot of good advice here and make some new friends.

Take care

Trac XX

'Live your life with arms wide open, today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten'

chucklehound
05-02-06, 12:25
Hi Marissa and welcome to the forum!:D

Take Care

Chucklehound

xxxx

alexis
05-02-06, 13:16
Hi Marissa, just to say welcome, I am sorry you seem to be struggling, Meg has given you some links, hope they are of some help.
Take care.xxxxxxxx

Most of lifes battles are won, by looking beyond the clouds to the sun:
and having the patience to wait for the day,when the sun comes out and the clouds go away.


love from Alexisxx

nomorepanic
05-02-06, 14:02
Hi Riss

Welcome aboard.

I am sure that the counselling would really help so why not ask the doctor to refer you on for some CBT - it should really help you get back on track.

If not, then you could do the "No Panic" telephone recovery course as well.

I hope we can be of some help to you on here.

Nicola

Karen
05-02-06, 19:55
Hi Riss

Welcome to the forum.


Karen



Nothing tastes as good as thin feels

Piglet
06-02-06, 11:39
A big welcome to the site:D

Piglet xx

"Supposing a tree fell down, Pooh, when we were underneath it?" said Piglet.
"Supposing it didn't," said Pooh after careful thought.