Stress Center Peer Support

Hi,

I'm 27 and have been struggling with anxiety for several years now. It started a few years ago when I had a panic attack on the highway. At first, I dismissed it not really sure what is was or what was going on. I didn't get another one until a few months later. It got to a point that I started avoiding driving on the highway because that's where the panic attacks were happening. As I'm sure many of you are familiar with, avoiding highways just made the panic attacks occur in other aspects of my life. Recently, I moved in with a boyfriend. I've gotten a promotion at my job, and I going to school to get my Masters. I'm assuming that all this new change has prompted my anxiety to act up and severely. Unfortunately, now I get non stop obsessive thinking that I am going to hurt myself or someone else. I HATE IT. I know that I don't want to do those things at all but it's like I can't make the thoughts stop. I feel like I have to spend all day convincing myself that I'm not going to lose control and do something awful. It's tiring and I feel like I spend all day long in a mental battle with myself. Does anyone else feel like this? I haven't bought the program yet but have read Lucinda's book From Panic to Power. Do you think it works?

Thanks for listening.
Audrey

Hi Audrey

Yes the programme does work and yes everything you are feeling is part of the anxiety. I might suggest to you to go into the online chat there are people there your age who you may relate too,

Audrey, hi I know how you feel my first anxiety attach was on the freeway many years ago and I still have driving anxiety. I was good up tell an accident with a Sherrifs Officer two years ago and know my driving anxiety is back. It is very frusterating to me but I am going through this program again becuase of some new stress in my life. I can tell you that in 2006 when I started and completed this program it really does work! The great thing about it is you can use it again, like me years later if the anxiety creeps back the program gives you the tools to work through it. The more you use the program and follow the schedule right as it tells you the more it will strengthen you.