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13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 118

Thank you all for your supportive comments

Sunny,

Davit,

Helena,

Teebs,

Red,

Ashley,

Dizzy

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1665

Hi Dizzy: Reading your posts lately, sounds like you are moving forward in a positive way. Congratulations. I am very happy for you. It made me happy to read of your progress. Have another wonderful day.

Your friend, Sunny

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 6252

Dizzy

I agree with Teebs. Get it on paper as reinforcement before your mind can make something negative out of it because it will.

Congratulation on your success. Did you ever consider that you might be sleeping through panic attacks now that you are better just like sleeping through nightmares.

It is possible that you didn't have a panic attack in the morning because your mind accepted there was nothing really to panic over. If you are hypoglycaemic it will add to the agitation and you will wake stressed and automatically look for a reason why. If you are, focus on the need to get up and eat in a positive way and the activity should push the panic aside. Some times I get up in the middle of the night and get a cookie ( I can do this, no teeth to worry about ) and a cup of tea. I seldom drink the tea, but I do sleep and wake up feeling okay. But then I am mildly hypoglycaemic.

Keep up the work, you are doing great.

Here for you

Davit

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 221

Hi Dizzy,

Congrats on the success.

Like Teebs said, the challenge worksheets are helpful. It allows you to reflect on the situation, which is an part of exposure work.

Let us know your experience with the post expoure worksheets!

Helena, Health Educator

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 118

ThanksTeebs

I had never thought filling out a after exposure it probably says to do so in the tool box but I have just forgot. I am going to take one next time I do another exposure thanks for your suggestion.

Dizzy

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 286

Dizzy,

This is far more than a modicum of success, this is huge! You can't always design perfect exposure plans for everything that makes you anxious, because you have to work with what's available. Also, sometimes it takes a while for the exposure to "kick in" - you might have to repeat an experiment several times before you experience the reduction in anxiety. But, now that you have noticed a reduction in your symptoms, I think you'll start to notice it more and more.

I hope you'll keep filling out the challenge worksheets after the expsoure you're doing. I found them the most helpful part of the program, because I realized after every experiment that my worst fears did not come true.

Teebs

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 659

Dizzy,

Congratulation on your success... It was great reading your post this afternoon. This calls for a reward thats for sure.

Red

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 118

Ashley

One of the main impediments to going back to work was that I had to solve the building problem, becuase to be quiet honest I was unprepared to stay in the building 8 hours in a constant state of anxiety. Although it is not completely resolved yet and may never be I see some light and doors opening that were not open before. In my support group where I live we say we should plan from a sense of security and not fear. Before I had accomplished what I did I was looking for work where I would not have to face the fear of the building. As you would say I was avoiding possible jobs that I would like to do in fear of the building, and settling for possible jobs that would avoid the building and becoming depressed about how I was giving into fear of the situation.

Dizzy

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 11213

Great work Dizzy!

This is a huge achievement! it is a giant leap forward and it will help you with every other fear you want to concur!

How do you think this experience will help you moving forward?

Ashley, Health Educator

Here to help :)

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 118

For those of you who know me I would like to say I have had a modicum of success. One of the things that cause me to have attacks was going into buildings that simulated where I used to work a long time ago. My only chance to challenge this attack was to go to a support group once a week for one hour. I know this is not the way to do exposure work as presented in session 4 and 5 but it was the only opportunity I had. However, on Monday for the first time I was able to have a reduction of symptoms after the attack. This is the first time in 25 years that this has happened. It now gives me clear proof that all my explanations for the attack in the past were incorrect. Before I started my journey, I did not know what a panic attack was and what symptoms it could cause. Now I can fill the thought challenge sheet and say that my symptoms do not last all day when I am in the building 100% of the time. I can know go into the building with the thought that the building is not dangerous and is not causing my symptoms.

Dizzy

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