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Yes, I have recovered from relapses in the past. There was a time when I could not sit in a classroom or any other quiet room without taking a xanex. In fact, I was medicated for most of my last two years of college. I got through my last finals without meds and thought the panic attacks were over for good. But then I went back to school to take more classes a few years later and they came back. But I did recover again - it was really hard and i did use xanax again but now I can sit in a classroom, church, poetry reading etc without an attack and without any xanax. Remembering this is what keeps me trying to fly and to drive at night on the highway - eventually I'll find a way to win out over this. I know from experience that there is nothing more devastating than a relapse and I'm truly sorry that you are struggling with that now. But be as patient as you can be with yourself and don't give up. Write as often as you need support!
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Trish, each person is different. Every person's mindset is different and thus their healing improvement. Keep looking for the positive.
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Interesting yet, set me back for the day, I know not intentionally, but I am in a relapse from being totally panic free, relapse in the fact, that I tried to doctor myself and discontinue a medication beneficial to suppressing the attacks.(No one soul I know wants to be labled a "druggie" but now I know the difference between medical purposes and recreational purposes. So Im not a druggie any more that a cancer patient taking OxyCotin.) Months later, it came back. Now, I finally get the nerve to get it a go again, the meds ( which make me very agitated at first until about 6 wks until I feel the full effect), find an online support group here, only to see someone, who hasnt stopped their meds, getting worse. I will continue to hold faith that I get a second chance at recovery, as I have an appt with my Dr next Tuesday. I guess my question boils down to this, has anyone relapsed for a few years, and recovered again to somewhat normal functioning, being able to drive, etc. Thanks in advance. Trish
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I have tried exposure with and without medications and never had a good experience and got worse after two years, so my response is NO!!!. I just go where I can when I can, my last outting was about three months ago to a hobby store, other than that my back yard is my world. However I have seen many people overcome their fears and anxiety to go on to lead normal lives. You would be foolish not to try it.
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Hi Agoraphobe, I also have been fighting panic attacks while driving. Mine seem to occur mostly on highways and usually during night driving. I do take antidepressants but I also do the exposure. I understand what you mean about the burnout. It helps to set very small goals such as driving for short amounts of time if possible, rather than trying to force yourself to do it all at once. I also find that it is very important to be kind to yourself - I have a tendency to beat myself up when I have an attack and I've had to make a real conscious effort not to do that. It is extremely difficult and I too am fighting my way out of a period of burnout. I've started having panic attacks in my home at night -that has never happened in the past. I am making a point of congratulating myself when I handle the anxiety consciously instead of pretending it isn't happening and winding up in a full blown panic attack. Hope you start to feel better soon.
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"I'm hesitant to invest money in therapy. I find that most professionals simply don't understand the problem. The only people who seem to understand are those who have suffered through it. Yet it's very difficult to find anyone who has made a full recovery, and it therefore seems futile to ask my fellow sufferers for advice." This seems to sum up perfectly the situation many sufferers are in with regards to therapy. In my city, there are two clinics that deal specifically with panic disorder - both are located over an hour away from where I live, and both are expensive. I am unemployed and have problems driving to the end of the street. There are many therapists closer to me, but they seem to all do simple insight therapy, which I like but which doesn't deal very specifically with the problems I face. Ideally, I would like to have a therapist accompany for a couple of hours a day while I did exposure therapy. But obviously that's not possible. I'm not really complaining about that, as I realize it's unlikely that the average person will ever have access to that kind of assistance. I agree about the different state of mind that 'burn out' engenders and how that complicates exposure therapy. I was sick, with hyperthyroidism, and although I've been well for six months, I'm still far more tired than I was before and this makes it easier to have a panic attack. I've seen my GP about this a couple of times and she says there's basically nothing I can do about feeling tired. But it definitely complicates exposure therapy, which worked much more quickly for me the other two times I suffered from agoraphobia, before I had hyperthyroidism.
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There are therapists who specialize in panic and anxiety disorders. If you look at our Outside Resources, you can perhaps locate one in your area through the AADA.
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Thanks for responding. Yes, I saw a psychiatrist about 3.5 years ago when I first came down with the problem. All he did was prescribe drugs--but I'm trying to go back to the way I used to be, i.e. drug free. I've considered seeing a psychologist, but I don't have insurance. However, I should be getting partial insurance soon. I'm hesitant to invest money in therapy. I find that most professionals simply don't understand the problem. The only people who seem to understand are those who have suffered through it. Yet it's very difficult to find anyone who has made a full recovery, and it therefore seems futile to ask my fellow sufferers for advice.
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That's what therapists and researchers are for, lol. However, like Pavlov's dogs, we humans can associate a lot of importance on individual experiences into which we may keep feeding negatively. In your case, if you feel stress is making you approach burnout it sounds like some therapy about your situation might be the way to go. Our program was designed to help you with irrational fears. The anxiety you are experiencing with your job sounds real enough. Are you seeing someone about it?
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I'm giving exposure planning a try, but I'm a bit confused about the logic behind it. I appreciate that exposure planning is useful for challenging straight phobias. I found exposure planning useful when dealing with various childhood fears such as swimming and heights. But what I'm going through now is something different--it's not merely a phobia. Half a year ago, I was able to drive far distances (as part of my job) on 40mg a day of Paxil. Gradually, as the weeks went by and the stress of the job started getting to me, I found that I was unable to drive to the same locations without increasing the dosage. In other words, doing the same thing again and again caused my anxiety to increase, not decrease. The problem is that I'm not just suffering from a phobia, I'm suffering from some kind of burn out. I don't just have different emotions than I used to, I have a different physical feeling in my head, even when I'm not anxious. I always feel spaced out and tired, regardless of whether or not I'm afraid. Wouldn't it be a more effective strategy to try to determine what changes, both psychological and chemical, an individual goes through when developing a panic disorder rather than just thrusting the individual in the same situation that gave rise to the fear?

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