Hi Destiny, firstly welcome and secondly you have overcome a huge obstacle by coming on here in the first place and talking, something I never bothered with for 7 years but I am glad I did and of...
Well another phobia overcome! I GAVE BLOOD!!! I gave for the 1st time today and am so proud of myself, I was a bit tearful beforehand and very nervous but the nurses there were great and let me jump...
I have been coming on here on and off for a good 5 months now, and through your help and support and my family, I started to attend CBT therapy, which for me, has been wonderful. My therapist is ace...
Ok, this was my last session before Christmas (next appointment on the 7th Jan 08). My therapist was well chuffed with me on Monday. I haven't had a panic attack for about 5 weeks now and bizarrely...
Great news and congratulation!...
Sorry to hear about Tiggy - I remember when our cat Suki died, I kept seeing here all over the house, although I knew she was gone! Time is a wonderful healer........
I have had anxiety and a panic attack in the school playground when I have taken my son in and every school day morning I always check myself to see how the anxiety is - I want to break the habit of...
I have been doing CBT now for a cuople of months, and I haven't had a panic attack for over 3 weeks - I am so proud of myself, but have my therapist to thanks for everyone. I did start a thread with...
Hi Victoria - nice to see another English person on here!!...
My parents are both from Hackney in the East End. Nice of you to join in from another forum....
Saw my CBT therapist yesterday, and he was really pleased with my progress - no panic attacks for over 2 weeks now - he suggested that I attempt to do something whereby I would normally have an...
Welcome - nice to see another Englander!!!!...
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Are there any other England ites here!?!?!?!?...
LesiON...
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We have a pretty good scheme for our family. My son is the only grandchild in the family at the moment so as you can imagine everyone wants a piece of him so what we do is allot Xmas Eve, Xmas Day...
Here in the East of England on the North Norfolk coast it is rainy, dreary and about 8 degrees. Nothing compared to what you guys in the US are putting up with!!!!...
Hi Leah, how have things been for you lately? Can I just say that apparantely it is impossible to pass out from a panic attack - too much adrenalin in your blood....
Sorry I misunderstood. When I am with people, I just ask that they talk to me about anything!...
Everyone suffers anxiety/stress with a new job. I started a new job back in June (when I was full time) and even when I left home on the train I was stressing out, I never felt myself at all. When I...
Hi Thys, and welcome to the HW family. Everyone on here is wonderful, I felt very alone til I found this site and through learning about CBT and finding a therapist in the UK, I finally feel that I...
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Hi and welcome to the HW forum. I like you, felt like I was the only one in the world suffering and how nice it's been finding this site and letting off steam and sharing thoughts and feelings as...
Welcome to the HW family - everyone has different ways of getting through a panic attack - what do you do?...
Whereabouts in Essex? I was born in Basildon and lived in Wickford for 11 years before vacating to Norfolk in 1988. I have a friend who lives in Kelvedon too....
Come on - some of you MUST be from the UK?????...
I don't get them as severe at home, but when I am out and I have had a panic attack, I also feel like the room is spinning. This is a natural reaction to having too much carbon dioxide and adrenalin...
IssUE Could be a hard one............
I have to say when I told my family, it was difficult because, like you I didn't want to let anyone down and be "Strong", when in actual fact I was letting them down by not telling them and accepting...
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I am curious as to why everyone suggests a distraction which then becomes a habit when having an attack rather than riding it out and long term getting rid of them.....I know they are scary but...
altogethER...
I get the dizziness feeling, I also feel flushed but I actually don't think I am. My panic attacks are a bit of panic and also a phobia of fainting - however my CBT therapist did say that it is...
I am following on from another thread about a get together and would like to be able to do a list of all of us UK peeps!! Can you all post on here, where you are all from in the UK and maybe we can...
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I had my appointment with the CBT therapist yesterday and he seems pleased with my progress. I had to do one thing that set me off which at the moment is dropping my son off at school and standing in...
My therapist said that the best thing to do is to avoid your safety behaviours, and as Danxiety said say "Bring it on!" Because you are mentally ready for it they tend not to come or are less...
I was curious as to what people do when they are having an attack. My therapist asked me a fortnight ago and I have some weird rituals!!! I look for my mints in my handbag, sometimes I just start...
tedioUS...
I too have had anxiety attacks at work, I only work part time now but when I was full time and working 60 odd hour weeks, I had them quite often. As I have said in previous posts, sometimes it is...
No-one continued to talk about EFT or Tapping? If eveie is still out there, can you shed a bit more information? Sounds interesting. I am undergoing CBT, due for my 3rd session on Monday, but he...
Thanks, I had no idea!...
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My husband used to live in Australia when he was a child and he said along with the thunder and the lightening there would be hail stones the size of tennis balls and he said because of their size...
What is a PDOC? Is this an American word? All I can say about anxiety is the less you think about it, the less it seems to happen. I had my sons 5th birthday party at the weekend, and was absolutely...
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Why should anyone do anything that they don't want to do?!? Someone once said to me, if you say no, it will lead to other options rather than pinning your hopes on one thing. A negative sometimes...
When my first cat was poorly, she had Leukemia, the vet had told us that she wasn't going to get better and was in pain, he suggested we have her put down. She hated the vets and as soon as she saw...
Hi Purple Dream - first and foremost welcome but secondly you are NOT weak. My therapist said that it's usually very strong people who get panic attacks - due to putting a front on all the time and...