sand
01-03-11, 19:08
Hi everyone
I visit this site from time to time, however i havent long joined.
I just want anyone struggling with anxiety to no that there is light at the end of the tunnel, it all started for me at the age of 30 i am now 41, i could barely go outside, buses were a nightmare, avoidance became a bit part of my life.
After many visits to various gps, i decided to try and help myself i discovered dr claire weeks and can honestly say this book was my bible for many years.
When i first started with anxiety i truly thought i was going mad i felt like i had no control over my thoughts, it was a very dark time for me....this book explains it all, i wasnt going mad to my relief it was anxiety.
I still suffer from anxiety symptoms, pins and needles, racing heart, numbness, shaking the list goes on as anyone who sufferes from anxiety will no, all you crave for is reasssurance, i dont need that now i no what it is.
In this book that i have read over and over again.... states that you have recovered when anxiety symptoms no longer matter... it is the no longer mattering that is the key.
I am not ashamed of my mental health issues that i have had, it is good to talk and beleive me you will be surprised how many other people have had similar problems.
If i can help one person from writing this i will have made a difference.
Love to you all
Sand:)
I visit this site from time to time, however i havent long joined.
I just want anyone struggling with anxiety to no that there is light at the end of the tunnel, it all started for me at the age of 30 i am now 41, i could barely go outside, buses were a nightmare, avoidance became a bit part of my life.
After many visits to various gps, i decided to try and help myself i discovered dr claire weeks and can honestly say this book was my bible for many years.
When i first started with anxiety i truly thought i was going mad i felt like i had no control over my thoughts, it was a very dark time for me....this book explains it all, i wasnt going mad to my relief it was anxiety.
I still suffer from anxiety symptoms, pins and needles, racing heart, numbness, shaking the list goes on as anyone who sufferes from anxiety will no, all you crave for is reasssurance, i dont need that now i no what it is.
In this book that i have read over and over again.... states that you have recovered when anxiety symptoms no longer matter... it is the no longer mattering that is the key.
I am not ashamed of my mental health issues that i have had, it is good to talk and beleive me you will be surprised how many other people have had similar problems.
If i can help one person from writing this i will have made a difference.
Love to you all
Sand:)