Increase in anxiety/panic, when I try to relax!

[LittleLionMan]

I know, and I really am trying, I'm just struggling to do it. I'm too fearful of the feeling, and can't seem to reduce that fear. I'll push on.

Thanks.

[ankietyjoe]

Does your therapist do pure CBT?

What area do you live in?

[LittleLionMan]

I live in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/c...try-eng/422193

[ankietyjoe]

Ok, too far for me to ask about alternative recommendations.

All I can suggest in terms of your therapy is that you push her to move away from the analysis (both Pulisa and I agree here) as I don't think it's beneficial in any way. CBT is really a 10 session and you're done kind of thing. You have a very simple and very predictable form of anxiety (even though it doesn't feel like it is) and I'm not 100% convinced she's doing the right things for you right now.

Of course, YOU make this decision based on how YOU feel. I'm just offering a different perspective on what she's doing. What you are describing of your sessions was not my experience of CBT.

[LittleLionMan]

We moved away from CBT because I wasn't calm enough to correct my thoughts. EMDR (outside of the sessions) doesn't require me to do any thinking, that's why she leaned to that.

I'm sat watching the game now having a blazing panic.

[ankietyjoe]

We moved away from CBT because I wasn't calm enough to correct my thoughts.

Ok, here's my take on this. CBT isn't about succeeding during the session. CBT is about learning a set of tools that you take away and apply to your life. Perhaps your time with her is done now. Up to you to make that decision.

I'm sat watching the game now having a blazing panic.

Breathe deeply and just say 'fvck you anxiety' under your breath for the next 90 minutes. Or however long a game of football lasts these days

[LittleLionMan]

Haha, there's half an hour left.

My mind is just darting everywhere. I'm not even sure what's happening at this point!

It's a very anxiety provoking game anyway, just search #AVFC on Twitter. It's just obviously 100x worse for folk like me.

It will be an achievement for me to make it through this game and sit with all my family like this though. I am seriously in a bad way.

[pulisa]

Remember that you can have positive and negative adrenaline rushes and healthy excitement can trigger panic attacks..I used to have panic attacks watching Palace play at Selhurst Park..Hard to believe with their current team but it happened!

Did Villa stay up? I caught the Grealish goal a short while ago but don't know the final table..

[pulisa]

Haha, there's half an hour left.

My mind is just darting everywhere. I'm not even sure what's happening at this point!

It's a very anxiety provoking game anyway, just search #AVFC on Twitter. It's just obviously 100x worse for folk like me.

It will be an achievement for me to make it through this game and sit with all my family like this though. I am seriously in a bad way.

In fact you're not. Have you had your thyroid levels checked recently?

[pulisa]

Just seen the FT result!! Great news for Villa...Expect mega panic attacks all evening though!!

And maybe you could say they were all in a good cause?!!