thanks all off you for taking the time to read my story and replying :) i do feel this site is already helping me, even just reading the myths section helped, atleast now i no i can take controll of my syptoms and that there not going to hurt me or im not going to pass out, that thought alone keeps me calmer, so i feel iv made a big step already.
Welcome to the site, I am very sorry to hear about the loss of your sister and i think what you are going through is perfectly normal after losing someone close to you, it makes you question your own mortality, I understand as i have a lot of health anxiety also only since i have been on this site and taking some real steps to getting well that i am feeling a bit better, it takes time but some people on here have done really well and some dont have attacks at all anymore.
My sincerest condolences on the loss of your sister. I'm new to this site and very excited to be able to regain my life back from panic and anxiety, with some therapy and this website I can see the end of the rainbow. Stick with it as I tend too........all the best!!
Hello Sadie, I am so sorry for you loss..I lost my husband a few years and went into a panic and became agoraphobic. I went to grief groups for a long time and that helped and than I came here..This program is helping me a lot when it comes to dealing with my anxiety/panic agoraphobia..The support group helps a lot too. Knowing you are not alone in it or the only one with these problems is very comforting..
You are not alone in this anymore there are lots of us here who understand and are willing to listen and support you on this journey..I am glad you found your way here..
Hi Sadie: I'm sorry to hear of your loss of a beloved sister. I lost a sister to cancer a few yrs. ago. Same thing for me, that's when the panic attacks started. I had already lost 2 brothers to a tragic boating accident. I felt so alone. I remember one of the last times I was sitting with her on her bed and we were discussing all sorts of things. I was fairly shy in those days, never expressed an opinion. I will always remember what she said to me. It was "You're an intelligent woman. You have a lot to contribute to conversations. People would listen". It gave me courage to come out of my shell. She was encouraging me, fighting for me, was on my side. What a wonderful, loving feeling that was. Will always remember it.
Time does heal, the beautiful memories of good times will remain. Keep the faith.
I'm so sorry about your sister. I know she would probably want you to live your life fully, so glad you're here and learning to manage anxiety one step at a time. It is a vicious circle, in that you have anxiety when doing something and you immediately associate it with that activity, or person, etc. But the more things you cut out of your life, the harder it will be to do anything. So my advice is to keep challenging yourself. It's all about building up your body's stress tolerance or tolerance to uncertainty. I now you'll be back to doing all the things you used to soon. Be patient with yourself, and realize that all though panic may seem scary, remind yourself that their just physical sensations. Your body is percieving a threat, and so goes into fight-or-flight response. But there's really no threat.
i no i have spoke to a couple of you but thought id tell you my story...my anxiety started when my sister passed away in january 2010 it was a sudden death from a lesion on her brain, after that i started to panic that the same was going to happen to me and as headaches can be a syptom of anxiety, it was a vicious circle as you could imagin, (headache-worrying about dying-panic-worser headache-more panic) but at the time i didnt think about GAD i seemed to still have a prety normal life, as the months went on i noticed more syptoms (still had no idea) and it wasnt untill a day trip out when i had my first real panic attack, i was an hours train journy away from home, it was so scary.
after that things seemed to get worse, avoiding going out, no shops, no friends houses even car journys got to be a problem, i spent alot of time in the house, so far i have the car journys cracked and im able to do that again :) im lucky i dont drive aha, so i found this site and im really glad i have, its nothing like iv seen on the net and everybody is so friendly and welcoming, second day of this sight and i already have high hopes for my future now, cant wait to start noticing a difference.
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