Hi Ian,
I use thought challenging everyday. And to a large extent it works.
However when I am in the throws of a full blown anxiety attack it has limited effectiveness.
I hope to get some relief from the medication to make more room for the talk therapy to work.
Honestly I know that driving in traffic on a main road is no reason to panic. But when I find myself in that situation rational thought disappears and gives rise to anxiety. I do not know why but it happens again and again. You would think it would be gone by now (4years). I guess I am what Claire Weekes called “sensitised”. Sometimes I am in the same situation and it does not cause any panic at all. Bizarre.