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Posted 8/12/2013 11:45 PM (GMT 0)
I HAD MY FIRST PANIC ATTACK BACK IN 1998 AT WORK WHEN I LIVED IN OHIO. THEN LOST MY JOB DUE TO LOSING PROJECT AT WORK THEN MOVED BACK TO MICHIGAN WITH MY SIS AND HER HUBBY AND HELPED ME GET SET UP AND FOUND JOB ALSO DURING TIME ACID REFLUX CAME. I MOVED OUT AND GOT OWN PLACE AND GOT INTO THERAPY AND JOINED A SINGLE GOLF GROUP AND FOR LONG TIME ON AND OFF ANXIETY AND DREPRESSION HIT BUT DID GOOD FOR LONG TIME THEN IN 2009 LOST MY JOB AND WAS OFF FOR A YEAR FOUND JOB IN UP NEAR MY MY FOLKS AND MOVED IN 2010 AND DAY I STARTED WORK MY MOM PASSED. TOOK IT HARD BECAUSE ALLREAYD LOST 3 BROTHERS TO CYSTIC FIBROSIS, 6 MONTHS LATER WAS LET GO AND WAS OFF 2 MONTHS GOT ANOTHER PT JOB AND HAD THAT FOR YEAR AND HALF THEN DAD WAS IN HOSPTIAL FOR 21 DAYS SACRED ME TO DEATH AND MY SIS WAS NOT DOING WELL. SO WORRIED about IN FALL OF 2012 AND THEN GOT REHIRED BACK IN APRIL OF 2013 AND MY PAD CAME BACK AND MY SLEEPING IS ALL FUBAR. BEEN SUFFERING EVER SINCE. JUST DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I HAVE NO FRIENDS HERE BUT A COUPLE OF RELATIVES AND DAD IS BACK IN FORTH ALOT.
Posted 8/13/2013 4:18 AM (GMT 0)
I am sorry to hear of your losses, and employment ups and downs. These issues understandably bring on anxiety and disrupt emotional stability.

However, you did mention that for a long time, things were going well, with little problems concerning anxiety.

This is good news, because it does show that you can get back to that place! What were the things that helped you then? It may have been that things were just less stressful at that time...but you may also be able to pinpoint something that was helpful to you...an activity that you enjoyed, or maybe you were practing coping exercises, ect...

Reaching out here is great, but if you are feeling isolated, perhaps looking for a support group to attend would be a good idea. Or maybe just getting out socializing, or learning a new activity could help you to feel more connected and less stressed.

Looking into your local community center, church or YMCA type activity center could be a good idea.:)

Thank you for sharing your story with us. Keep posting, as you are an important part of our community here!

Talk to you soon,

S.C.
Posted 8/13/2013 8:22 AM (GMT 0)
brettof9, I am sorry for everything that has happened to you. You have gone through a lot and I am sure it has made you a very strong person! I hope that you feel better and that you are soon in a very happy place, because you really deserve it!

Thank you for posting here! :)
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