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19 years ago 0 109 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Yes its possible to live a normal life. I've come a long way with my panic and crossed many milestones and have more to accomplish but I'm confident I'll cross them all because if they're important to me and they are I'll do it. I am living a normal life now and while I still have anxiety and panic its normal for everyone to have anxiety and panic without it we'd be in worse shape.
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Hi Sue, I agree with Della, we can recover in our own time. I've had this for around 10 years and have had my bad times where I couldn't even leave the house and then I've had my good times where I've been able to drive in traffic, going to malls and even once fly on a plane on my own. I find that its been bad situations/relationships or extremely stressful situations that trigger it off again. Luckily I'm with a lovely man now who is very supportive so I'm looking forward to getting better with his help. I find if you have something to do or something to focus on that makes you happy, then it dulls the panic and anxiety a bit. I definately can't say that I've recovered (since its a bit bad at the moment) but I know that I can get better and hopefully one day I will just stay better and won't go downhill again. So yes I think recovery is possible....in time! :)
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Hi Sue, I've been dealing with anxiety and Panic for quite sometime now, and have recently only just found out that is was a problem. I was diagnosed this past April. I am 47 and had been enduring the hot flashes and hormonal changes for several years, so I attributed my going "insane" to going through the change. It is my understanding, and by observing my Mother-in-law, this is a disorder that may never be cured. Each of us just find the place where we are comfortable and manage to keep our symptoms maintained. It took us a long time to become afflicted with these conditions and a long time to be diagnosed and find the treatment best for us. I look for it to take me a long time to find the answers. I believe that yes, we can recover in our time. Della from SC
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Is there anybody out there who has beaten this thing ? I had my first panic attacks May 2003, and haven't had one now since September 2003, but the anxiety remains, of what I'm not sure. I have had good spells, sometimes for weeks at a time, and during those times, am convinced that I've finally beaten this. And then, out of the blue, I wake up with that awful knot in my stomach, and here it is again, with all the feelings of being on edge, a little panicky, fearful and depressed that its back again, anxious, although I don't know why. Has anyone, does anyone completely recover from this, and lead a 'normal ' life ? Do I have to live with this forever ?

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