Stress Center Peer Support

I thought I would tickle this topic in case if there are new people around.

If you already don't know my story of how I have beaten panic attacks here it is:

http://bbs.stresscenter.com/ev...0105472/m/8931032816

Today I was reading a few posts on here and I think in these posts although you can see the message of hope you can also see a passive form of negativity. I ...

Originally posted by myturn:
Helpless, this really gives me hopeful feelings. Thank you for taking the time to put this out here.

You are welcome

Originally posted by Tee:
Helpless, thank you, I needed this post this morning. I have been dealing with, or more accurately, not dealing with a bout of anxiety/panic for three months. My symptoms have once again morphed into something new, lump in throat, tightness in chest and short of air, or ...

Originally posted by Faith_TX:
Thanks for sharing your story. I can relate to it very much. I am constantly doing what you described. . . finding somem "cure" and feeling better for awhile, and then it "wears off". I also have a counselor that I visit as needed.

I'm experiencing a setback right ...

Originally posted by Camnuck:
Hi Helpless, I too am in the recruitment industry and live in Sydney !! .
For any Aussie's suffering disorders like depression or Anxiety.. The Australian Government has allowed medicare to cover phycologist sessions (at least a healthy percentage)

Talk about a ...

Havn't been on here for a while now. How is everyone doing these days?

Originally posted by Marie85:
Hello Helpless,
Just a thought. You speak so highly of your therapist but you havent went into detail of how helpful or not the program was for you. I would love to hear how the program worked in your benefit. and so glad to hear that you have overcame this!

Hi Marie ...

Some of the other people have rightfully pointed out that it is actually the focus you have on the symptoms that keep making them a priority rather than the symptom itself.

It is also my understanding that some symptoms such as numbness, feeling imbalanced etc... are actually caused due to chemical ...

Originally posted by Holly J:
WOW! I don't even know what to say. That is one of the greatest posts I have ever read. I am so proud of you and I am so grateful you posted this. It helped me so much. When you said "People with panic attacks have involuntarily made stress and panic important to ...