small panic attacks?!

I would agree with your counselor, it sounds like this person knows what they are talking about. :)

belablue said...

I get those, too. I didn't realize what they were until I talked about them with my therapist. She asked whether I experienced panic attacks and I told her not anymore because I thought only my full blown, mind-numbing debilitating attacks counted. When I described the feelings I did have, which are exactly what you have described, she said the same thing - mini panic attacks. I got a script for klonopin to ward those off when they occur.

Interestingly, like you, I get them most frequently whenever I have to go meet with one of the partners at my law firm. It scares the poop out of me and I always worry what they think of me or if I screwed something up. I wonder if it's an age related thing since I'm young and the fact that I am still fairly green in my profession that I worry so....

Thankyou for your replies...yer I've had these for years and never thought a lot of them, just that they were annoying and sometimes embarassing. It wasn't until my counsellor a year or so ago told me this,and also the fact that I'm realising how much anxiety is a part of my every day life that I know I need to get this sorted.

I'm not seeing a counsellor at the moment, I was going to ask the doctors if I can go through the NHS to get Cognitive behavioural Therapy, or whether I just look around myself for a counsellor/psychotherapist, but then end up paying quite a bit per session. My anxiety is I'm sure a result of my childhood, which wasn't the best, and I have tonnes of issues there I still need sorting. Any suggestions?!

Bela, go easy on yourself. You've accomplished a lot! Don't let others in your law firm intimidate you. Hold your head up high and don't worry about small mistakes. Everyone makes them and you deserve to be there just as much as any of the others.

It's true!

I've always allowed others in authority to intimidate me but I'm learning to stop. I don't mean by rudeness, but I tell myself that I'm just as important as they are and we all deserve respect.

I remember from earlier posts that you've got a lot going on. I hope on your days off, you're doing fun and relaxing things. It's all about balance...

Thanks everyone...I've had a quick look on the website, it looks quite good, I'm going to have a proper look later.

Aries8 - yes I'm trying to keep a balance with what I do, but generally I don't do a lot of my days off as I'm usually ehxausted from being at work so I use those days to recuperate whilst I'm trying to get better physically :)