But after just these two weeks I am feeling confident that this program will help! Here's a little bit about me and my struggle.. I can remember having anxious episodes from the time I was 7 or so if I would go spend the night with friends. When I turned 15 I became addicted to many different narcotics and just went downhill, I ended up having to go to rehab because it was so bad. I graduated from the program and was doing really well and then I had a slip up, this is the first time I had a panic attack. Every time I would get under the influence after that of any nature even alcohol I would panic. This has lead to worse and worse daily anxiety and panic. Also, I was 18 and found out I was pregnant and then 9 weeks in I miscarried, that was a very hard event to handle. These events have lead to where I am now. I am now 22 married with 2 kids, so my life is quite hectic and stressful which I think may fuel the fire in my anxiety. I have anxiety about so many things as it is a moment to moment thing I deal with daily. It has put so much tension ans stress on my marriage and almost caused us to divorce. This was a wake up call for me. I needed to get a handle on my life, I want to get a handle on my life. I am so tired of feeling trapped or like I cant do what I want. My dad actually went through this program during his years of intense panic and anxiety and he swears this is the program that changed it all. I feel blessed to have found this program and I am very optimistic about the future!Oh & little triumphs I have made so far.. I have a very intense fear of letting other people drive me places, I want to be in control. This week I decided to let my husband drive us somewhere as well as my younger brother(who I have never drove with and he has had his license for almost 2 years now!) These seem so small but to me they are huge & I felt very proud of myself for doing so, I hope to keep moving forward with these small baby steps!
Baby steps is what it's all about!!