Hello everybody,
this is my first post here, so maybe its nice if I introduce myself.
I'm Jerry, 22 years old, and a little over one year ago I experienced my first pannic attack. Looking back on it it was certainly caused by severe emotional and physical stress. (guess you could call it a burn-out, it had a lot to do with my work anyway). The burn-out symptoms lasted for a about 3 months, after which I started feeling a little bit better. I didn't need 10 hours of sleep anymore and I started writing music again (my great passion). The anxiety and hyperventilation didn't go away though, they got worse.
One month ago I started this program and felt pretty comfortable with it. It feels great keeping a diary. Whenever I feel really bad I read back some of the forms and realise I've felt bad before and always had better days after that. This gives me strength. How do you guys (and girls ;)feel about that? Anyone recognizes this?
The problem I encounter now is that most of my pannic attacks occur in my sleep. I wake up in te middle of the night feeling absolutely horrible. How am i supposed to do exposure work with this? I already go to bed every night, and I can't practice it during the days...
Any help would be appreciated, and keep up the good work everybody!
