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linworth
29-09-10, 18:56
Hi Everyone

Well things are improving everday for me, since my bad patch of extreme anxiety, back at work for 5 weeks, even doing more hours, back socialising at last!, eating normal, sleeping normal (fingers crossed!) still low moods and tears here and there, but nothing like before.
What i want to ask is, does the fear of it coming back ever leave you? i have suffered anxiety before about 5 years ago, put on sertraline, 50mg and was well for about 4 years, till my panic attack a few months, when things spiralled, to the point of i thought i would never be able to do or cope wiht anything again, increased sertraline to 100mg horrendous, didnt suit me at all, totally traumatised by it, reduced back down about 9 weeks ago and as i have said i am getting there.. but every now and again throughout the day, a little flutter of fear washes over me that it will come back, or the memories of when it was really bad pop into my head, its like i could be busy at work engrossed it what i am doing, when suddenly out of the blue, a though will pop into my head, saying hang on it might come back, or omg it was really bad. Does this ever go?? i know logically it does, it has done before, just looking for reassurance really and if andybody else has had this? thanks for reading xxx

kali123
03-10-10, 00:59
hi, ive suffered with anxiety and depression for 15 years on and off. i think everyone is a little different but for me i use to be like you and was so scared that it would hit me full blow again. it actually has several times, and each time i have eventualy got through it. the fear lessons as you learn that it doesnt stay forever. just make sure that if you do feel things starting again you tell someone you can talk to then they can support you and just by opening up ive found sometimes stops my anxiety from building up.hope you continue to improve day by day.

JT69
03-10-10, 09:33
Hi Lynne,

Firstly glad that you are feeling much better at last....you did go through the mill a while ago.

Having suffered on and off for around 12 years myself I too understand how you feel...I think as we get stronger the feelings do subside but having gone through a bad patch like you I too keep having these waves of fear...perfectly natural I think. Like Kali says though it does eventually go, we know that so try and focus on that and hopefully it will help.

Take care.
Jo.xx