Hi Anne,
Would be glad too! He had me to detail, things such as eating habits, as I often skipped breakfast, opting for the coffee caffine instead. Some days we noticed if I didnt eat pretty much on routine, especially he stressed breakfast as it would make me more hungry to eat lunch, my attacks were more pronounced. I even keep notes of my menstrual cycle, as this was by far the worst 5 days or so, especially the first 2 days prior to menustration, that my agitation, nervousness was more of a triggering factor during these times. So along with the rating scale that you have here, and what are your fears, what were you doing during this time,etc. We had a full account of-ok Trish is experiencing headaches, she noted that she has completely stopped the caffine abruptly,etc. Or on days that I was more anxious in my journal, I hadnt eaten approriately, not neccessarily health foods, but just making sure, I at least grabbed some OJ and a donut, or a breakfast bar. So when I feel anxious now, I mentally assess, if I have eaten or skipped meals today, is it that time of the month, along with the question of anticipatory attacks, I would know to expect to try to exercise more during the time of the month, helped mentally and physically with PMS, and I didnt start feeding off of the negative thoughts, but more of this is more naturally to be expected, and here is what I need to do, to diminish the anxiety so it wouldnt go into a full attack. If I had followed pretty much everything I had, and still had some anxiety, then I knew to use the coping skills, breathing, thinking positive thoughts, relaxation tape or reading over the books again, to keep educating myself as much as possible.
Trish
