Stress Center Peer Support

Congratulations! That's wonderful!

RD

Congratulations on starting Law School. It's great that you've learned so much about your anxiety. I think it is common to have panic attack "relapses" from time to time, but it sounds like you are moving in the right direction. From time to time I have panic attacks at night. I used to fear them te...

BTW,

Two bigs have helped me a lot:

Dying of Emabarrsment

Breaking the Bonds (of Irritable Bowel Syndrome)

I've gone through it, and have recovered probably 90%. A few things have helped me. I have realized that certain things tend to irritate my stomach (ie, soda). Also, I try to time my meals when I know I am going to be in a quiet place. For example, I don't eat a big lunch and go right into a meeting...

Marie, Your english is great. I would like to recommend a book by Lee Baer "The Imp of the Mind" that helped me deal with my scary thoughts. You are not alone. I attended an Obessive Compulsive Foundation conference in Boston this summer. The newest research seems to suggest that the more you try to...

I recommend anything by David Burns!

HI Bella, You are definitely not alone. This was my number one fear for a number of years. I have gotten a lot better. Being on a plane is sometime stressful (not able to get up to use the restroom during takeoff and landing and other parts of the flight). I even had some stress during meetings ( I ...

I love Claire Weakes. When I was having panic attacks in the middle of the night, her book really helped me. She provided me with tools that I still use.

You are not alone. I know it's been several days since your last post. I hope you are feeling better. People like us with anxiety are very creative by nature. I think that is why we are always asking ourselves "what if...?" Try to use that question to your benefit. What if I do feel better? What if ...

Trin, I'd like to recommend a great book that discusses dealing with obsessive thoughts: The Imp of The Mind by Dr. Lee Baer. He says the more you try to force a thought out of your mind, the stronger and scarier it becomes. One treatment that is used for OCD scary thoughts is to say the scary thoug...