Posted 7/17/2018 1:01 AM (GMT 0)
Hi everybody!
I’ve been a member for 4 years, but I haven’t been here for a while. I just wanted to come and tell you that I am finally panic free, and if I could do it, I am sure you can as well. My anxiety started in 2011 after the sudden death of my dad. My panic attacks were very bad, debilitating. I had anxiety over EVERYTHING. I couldn’t excersise, couldn’t sweat, couldn’t drive, couldn’t go too far from my house or travel. Most of the time couldn’t be left alone at home. Was in constant fear of getting sick and dying.
I never thought I would get better. I never thought O would ever be the same again.
I can’t tell you exactly how I managed to overcome this, I’m sure it wasn’t just one thing that did the trick but I haven’t had a panic attack in over two years, even though I have gone through many difficult situations in the past months.
I took Lexapro 10 mgs, then 5 mgs for most of the past 7 years, I’m sure that helped at some point, I went to therapy on and off, that must have helped as well, but what I think helped the most was having to face all that scared me and seeing that my biggest fear never materialized. I lost my car and had to walk to work every day a very long distance made me overcome my fear of excersising and sweating. The first few days were so hard, but after a couple of weeks I was loving my walks. My psychiatrist always told me that exercising would make wonders on my anxiety/panic, but I never listened cause I was just too afraid.
So, I just wanted to come to tell all of you who are still suffering that there’s light at the end of the tunnel and that I wish all of you peace.