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Posted by Kam on January 12, 2003, at 12:27:13
Okay here goes it, I really want to stay on this board and get to know you all better.
I have GAD and Panic attacks, I am on Lexapro and Xanax and still cringe and get sweaty palms when at a meeting or at dinner with friends. Any advice to go along with the meds on how to deal with my uncomfortable situations, will be very welcome!! BTW, I tried to do the old picture everyone in their underware at a meeting and it didn't work !!! lol
Posted by NikkiT2 on January 12, 2003, at 12:36:45
In reply to GAD Panic, posted by Kam on January 12, 2003, at 12:27:13
Well, I ahd pretty bad GAD.. was drowing in panic and full blown panic attacks the whole time.. what ever meds I took didn;t help at all.. valium did short term, but docs wouldn;t prescribe it long term.
Finally, last september I started CBT for anxiety and panic, and it has been absoutaly amazing!! I was never a believer in therapy, and *knew*, with all my heart, that CBT wouldn;t help me.
I've been lucky in that I have it with a really wonderful psychologist.
I've not had a panic attack in two months now, and the anxiety only hits once or twice a day for short times.
I don;t really know *how* CBT has helped me.. I couldn;t say "she did this that helped" really.. but all I know is it has been a total god send for me.
We are now tackling my depression using CBT...
(grins at you... well done for posting!!)
Nikki xx
Posted by justyourlaugh on January 12, 2003, at 12:54:40
In reply to GAD Panic, posted by Kam on January 12, 2003, at 12:27:13
hi-
i really did not want to post but i wanted you to feel welcome.
what is gad?
i cant leave the house unless i am drunk so icant be helpful to you.
bluedog-i think we met on another board.
the one with purple vision on it.?
my name is different there too.
welcome
welcome
jyl
Posted by Kam on January 12, 2003, at 12:59:00
In reply to Re: GAD Panic » Kam, posted by NikkiT2 on January 12, 2003, at 12:36:45
Thanks for the advice Nikki, I had panic years ago but was able to get it under control, now years late it came back with a vengence, the worst part is one of my major symptoms during an attack is shaking uncontrolably, there have been times when I just wanted to go away and disappear. But fortunately I am a fighter and my hope is to one day concur this demon. I did go through about 6 months of therapy and am currently seeing a psych doc, only for med help. But I am thinking maybe I should see him for my condition as well. I know the therapy for me was a God send and did wonders for me. Who knows maybe I stopped that too soon as well. It really stinks when you are such a social Bee as I am, and have this panic thing going on!!
Again thanks for the advice!!
Kam
Posted by Kam on January 12, 2003, at 13:06:15
In reply to Re: GAD Panic » Kam, posted by justyourlaugh on January 12, 2003, at 12:54:40
> hi-
> i really did not want to post but i wanted you to feel welcome.
> what is gad?
> i cant leave the house unless i am drunk so icant be helpful to you.
> bluedog-i think we met on another board.
> the one with purple vision on it.?
> my name is different there too.
> welcome
> welcome
> jyl
>Hi jyl,
Generalized Anxiety disorder. And thanks for making me feel welcome !! I sometimes can't leave the house without a drink also. I learned some relaxation techniques in therapy which take practice, they have helped somewhat. If I could just get my mind and body to connect and beat this thing !! Well maybe someday !!
Kam
Posted by Kam on January 12, 2003, at 13:09:43
In reply to Re: GAD Panic, posted by Kam on January 12, 2003, at 13:06:15
BTW Nikki Thanks to you as well for the welcome!!
:<)
Posted by kath on January 12, 2003, at 15:17:40
In reply to Re: GAD Panic » Kam, posted by NikkiT2 on January 12, 2003, at 12:36:45
Hey Nik - CBT is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, right? Does she talk with you; ask questions? How would a sample session go?
I had sorta forgotten you were doing that - I'm so glad it's helping so much.
luv ya, Kath
> Well, I ahd pretty bad GAD.. was drowing in panic and full blown panic attacks the whole time.. what ever meds I took didn;t help at all.. valium did short term, but docs wouldn;t prescribe it long term.
>
> Finally, last september I started CBT for anxiety and panic, and it has been absoutaly amazing!! I was never a believer in therapy, and *knew*, with all my heart, that CBT wouldn;t help me.
>
> I've been lucky in that I have it with a really wonderful psychologist.
>
> I've not had a panic attack in two months now, and the anxiety only hits once or twice a day for short times.
>
> I don;t really know *how* CBT has helped me.. I couldn;t say "she did this that helped" really.. but all I know is it has been a total god send for me.
>
> We are now tackling my depression using CBT...
>
> (grins at you... well done for posting!!)
>
> Nikki xx
Posted by kath on January 12, 2003, at 15:21:49
In reply to Re: GAD Panic » Kam, posted by justyourlaugh on January 12, 2003, at 12:54:40
What a kind thing for you to do, JYL. Do you have a therapist, or are you getting any medical help in your situation? Sorry if I seem prying. I think I'm just hoping that you're not going through this "all alone".
warm thoughts, Kath
> hi-
> i really did not want to post but i wanted you to feel welcome.
> what is gad?
> i cant leave the house unless i am drunk so icant be helpful to you.
> bluedog-i think we met on another board.
> the one with purple vision on it.?
> my name is different there too.
> welcome
> welcome
> jyl
>
Posted by Dinah on January 12, 2003, at 18:13:01
In reply to GAD Panic, posted by Kam on January 12, 2003, at 12:27:13
Hi Kam,
Nikki's right about the cognitive behavior therapy. It works well for anxiety symptoms.
I'm a gulper. I'm not aware of being frightened to speak aloud, but to my dismay, I gulp - frequently.
This is a rather expensive solution, but my dad thought my interpersonal skills were lacking and sent me to a Dale Carnegie course. Part of that involves public speaking, and I found it helpful as well. (Nothing stops the gulping though, perhaps because I have no conscious awareness that I am frightened.)
Posted by Kam on January 12, 2003, at 18:21:23
In reply to Re: GAD Panic » Kam, posted by Dinah on January 12, 2003, at 18:13:01
> Hi Kam,
>
> Nikki's right about the cognitive behavior therapy. It works well for anxiety symptoms.
>
> I'm a gulper. I'm not aware of being frightened to speak aloud, but to my dismay, I gulp - frequently.
>
> This is a rather expensive solution, but my dad thought my interpersonal skills were lacking and sent me to a Dale Carnegie course. Part of that involves public speaking, and I found it helpful as well. (Nothing stops the gulping though, perhaps because I have no conscious awareness that I am frightened.)
>Hi Dinah,
I am definitely going to check into it, I know I have the strength somewhere inside me and will try anything to "get better". I watch people speak at seminars or even at a small meeting and get so jealous and angry (at me) that I have this issue that prevents me from being able to do it. And like I said before sometimes even walking into a restaurant can bring it on, I don't know if it's the noise around me or maybe I'm clostrophobic (sp?) I don't know but when I feel it coming on I just want to run ! Thank God for the med's though, as much as I hated the thought of taking them, they have been a God send for me !!!
Kathie
Posted by Miller on January 13, 2003, at 1:21:32
In reply to GAD Panic, posted by Kam on January 12, 2003, at 12:27:13
Sorry, I don't have any advise for you. I have a hard time talking to someone one on one. THAT sucks, too.
I like the suggestion about the seminar, I have heard great things about it. In fact, my friend told me she used that forum to tell her speach about abuse she experienced as a child. SHe had never told anyone outside of her shrinks. She was told to try to share it with others. At the time of the seminar, that was her biggest emotional obsticle. That took guts, huh? I never could have done it.
I'll stop rambling now.-Miller
Posted by NikkiT2 on January 13, 2003, at 6:56:21
In reply to Re: GAD Panic » NikkiT2, posted by kath on January 12, 2003, at 15:17:40
Hi Kath :o)
A sample session... um!!
Well, when I first get there she will ask if there is anything thats happened int he proceeding week that I would like to discuss... I will say and thenw e will talk about how it made me feel and how I could have handled it better.
During the panic / anxiety work, we would then probably work through the panic cycles.. how they staart, how they feel etc... this has made me totally understand my panic which is helped enormously. Then, we would work on one aspect of my panic or triggers.. such as when she took me into the street to do star jumps so I would realise no one bats an eyelid in the streets as a rule..
It just seems that adding all these little bits up has really helped me.Now a days, as we are starting to tackle the depression. A few weeks ago we went through and wrote down every aspect of me and my life that causes me pain and stress. I hated htis as there ws SO much, but she thenj went and linked these all together, so there is only really 3 or 4 things that need to be tackled, and how that when we are tackling one thing, we will be tackling others at the same time cos of their connections.
It\really is wondeful, htough I know it helps that I have a really lovely psychologist who I get on with really well!
Hope that gives you a better insight into our sessions!!
Nikki x
Posted by Kam on January 14, 2003, at 7:21:10
In reply to Re: GAD Panic » kath, posted by NikkiT2 on January 13, 2003, at 6:56:21
Hi All,
Thats pretty much how my sessions went, has anyone tried the light therapy in their session, mine used it on me and I loved it. I zoned into the lights and boom, everything came out. Things I didn't even know where hiding in me. I'm actually thinking of starting back again after about 6 months without therapy. Mainly for my panic this time.
Regards to all,
Kam
Posted by mikal on January 15, 2003, at 16:08:02
In reply to Re: GAD Panic, posted by Kam on January 12, 2003, at 13:09:43
Panic Anxiety really stinks. I've been on Lexapro for about a week now, and I can say that I'm already feeling the benefit. The sweaty doomed feeling has subsided quite a bit, though the rapid heart beating is still present. It's odd though, I haven't gone into full blown panic today or yesterday and at several times I really felt that it was about to take off. The phisical symptoms have truly improved, I'm very surprised. However, it still doesn't change the thought process which is so ingrained. My palpatations are minium so I'm not obsessing on the heart attack consequence as much, but I feel my self moving to another disease, I feel a twinge in my head and now I'm in the thought cycle of it's a stroke. A muscle gets a pain and I think it's a lymphoma (I have no idea what half the things I make up for myself really are.) That's what I really need to work on. Stopping this continual cycle of finding a worry. I don't understand why I do this. That's the thing that really depresses me; "why cannot I feel healthy?" The docs tell me I am, and I CANNOT believe them. This is my source of frustration. Ugh. But I should be happy; things are way better than they were last week.
mc
Posted by kath on January 15, 2003, at 18:38:15
In reply to Re: GAD Panic » kath, posted by NikkiT2 on January 13, 2003, at 6:56:21
Wow Nik - she sounds great & so does the therapy!!!!! I've had similar sessions sometimes with therapists over they years, but nothing exactly the same. It sounds wonderful!!!!
Are star-jumps when you jump your legs apart while putting your arms up & vice versa? And n;obody looked? WOW
thx nik - kath
Hi Kath :o)
>
> A sample session... um!!
>
> Well, when I first get there she will ask if there is anything thats happened int he proceeding week that I would like to discuss... I will say and thenw e will talk about how it made me feel and how I could have handled it better.
>
> During the panic / anxiety work, we would then probably work through the panic cycles.. how they staart, how they feel etc... this has made me totally understand my panic which is helped enormously. Then, we would work on one aspect of my panic or triggers.. such as when she took me into the street to do star jumps so I would realise no one bats an eyelid in the streets as a rule..
> It just seems that adding all these little bits up has really helped me.
>
> Now a days, as we are starting to tackle the depression. A few weeks ago we went through and wrote down every aspect of me and my life that causes me pain and stress. I hated htis as there ws SO much, but she thenj went and linked these all together, so there is only really 3 or 4 things that need to be tackled, and how that when we are tackling one thing, we will be tackling others at the same time cos of their connections.
>
> It\really is wondeful, htough I know it helps that I have a really lovely psychologist who I get on with really well!
>
> Hope that gives you a better insight into our sessions!!
>
> Nikki x
Posted by NikkiT2 on January 15, 2003, at 19:17:28
In reply to Re: GAD Panic » NikkiT2, posted by kath on January 15, 2003, at 18:38:15
yeah.. when you jump out with your legs and put your arms kind of up so it makes a kind of star shape!! *l*
No one batted an eyelid.. it is London though.. its like.. would nayone bat an eye lid in New York City!!!
She also made me go in the corner shop (sells magazines, sweets etc) and ask to buy a pair of socks!! *l* I nearly died of embarrassment!!
Nikki xx
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