Ofcourse.
Im at work too. I was just typing and suddenly I started to panic.
I just saw your other post.
I was reading the anxiety work book and it states that:
Anxiety is normal and it naturally declines on its own, if left alone. For ex if someone is driving for the first time, they are nervous and anxious. But through repetition, they grow confidence and the anxiety gradually extinguishes.
Why anxiety stays -
By developing certain beliefs about anxiety ie. you cannot handle it, that it is horrible, you contribute to its persistence and perpetuation. The goal of CBT is to stop you from resisting anxiety and allow it to happen as it will naturally decline on its own.
Applying this to you - You are saying I wish this could stop. Again this is resistance. I TOTALLY know where you are coming from (ie I was there 2 days ago and I know its hard to be in that frame of mind when you are afraid) but we have to, even in our fear, speak the language of CBT to end this. This kind of self-dialogue continues to supply it with fuel.
When the derealization symptoms pop up in my situation, I feel my heart racing and I am ready to panic but then I say:
It's okay to panic. It's totally fine. Panic is normal and natural. I will allow it to happen and I will watch it as a 3rd person with my popcorn in hand.
Allow the breathing fixation to happen. Welcome it. Have your popcorn and let it throw a tantrum while you watch like a boss. Eventually it will go away. It always does. You have evidence of this because you said on the weekend you had several hours of not even thinking of it. That is amazing. It confirms that remission is totally possible. Just trust me. I am going through the same thing right now and it helped.
