Hello everyone and Thank You for this opportunity to share my story with all of you. Let me first start out by introducing myself, I am Livvie, I am 33 and grew up in a small Massachusetts town. I grew up in what I believed was a dysfunctional family.
While I was growing up, my Father was an alcoholic. Little did I know, that this disease would {and did} torment my older Brother, as well as myself. After 11 years of self inflicted pain and torture, my body literally sounded an alarm, my first panic attack.
An experience I will not soon forget, though I wish I could. Racing heartbeat, shortness of breath, jelly legs, numbness in my arms, dizziness, pure AGONY!
Since that day, I never drank again. I was too scared. My withdrawal from alcohol outweighed the sypmtoms of the panic attacks that would follow. Now, here I am a year and a half later, still sober. However the panic attacks have all but consumed me right now. I suffer on a daily basis.
I just began week 1 of the "Combatting Stress and Depression Program" program. I am trying to remain open minded, and I promised myself that as long as these symptoms continue to intrude, I will fight back.
I Thank all of you for allowing me to share my story. I feel much better already, just knowing that all of you are there. Thanks again, and best wishes to all!
My first step...
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Hi Livvie,
I too am in session one and come from a similar background as you. Know that we are all here for support. You will get better as time goes on with the new skills you are learning. It is a difficult journey and we may have some set backs along the way but remember you are a capable creative sensitive person and YOU WILL SUCCEED!
I too am in session one and come from a similar background as you. Know that we are all here for support. You will get better as time goes on with the new skills you are learning. It is a difficult journey and we may have some set backs along the way but remember you are a capable creative sensitive person and YOU WILL SUCCEED!
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Hi Livvie,
Panic attacks are scary and I used to have them all of the time. I am on my first day of the program, again. It has taken me three years to get to this point in the program. My perfectionism has been my roadblack. I have a coach now and is positive I will work through the program this time.
The one thing that worked for me right away was the jumpstart video. I didn't have a panic attack after watching the video and following the suggestions. The thing that works for me the most is the positive self-talk. I challenge all of the negative thoughts that are leading to my panic attack. I attack them one at a time. Now I can talk myself down and prevent my anxiety from turning into a panic attack. This os great, but I still need to work on my anxiety and depression.
Good luck!
Panic attacks are scary and I used to have them all of the time. I am on my first day of the program, again. It has taken me three years to get to this point in the program. My perfectionism has been my roadblack. I have a coach now and is positive I will work through the program this time.
The one thing that worked for me right away was the jumpstart video. I didn't have a panic attack after watching the video and following the suggestions. The thing that works for me the most is the positive self-talk. I challenge all of the negative thoughts that are leading to my panic attack. I attack them one at a time. Now I can talk myself down and prevent my anxiety from turning into a panic attack. This os great, but I still need to work on my anxiety and depression.
Good luck!