Management
Hello,
I've had panic attacks for a year now but had my worse case in June 2013. After my attack I was really down and thought that I was really sick, that something was wrong with me physically and mentally. I couldn't go to work because the drive I hated was an hour and plus to and from and I felt like I couldn't cope. I already hated the job and the drive and my anxiety made me hate it more.
I think what really helped me not get too down was the fact that my life is always busy and my family is big and there's always gatherings every weekends which always are good times and makes me feel good. I guess if I didn't have that I would of really turned into an agoraphobic.
I saw a psychiatrist and he said I had health anxiety as I work in health care and all this time I though I had GAD.
I haven't been going to work as much as I want to because its so far to go and I feel like I can't travel all that way anymore. I finally got a closer job and I felt such a relief from my anxiety and such a burden is lifted off my shoulders.
I'm hoping this new job can help me get back to my normal self as I don't have the stress of driving too far anymore. As most of the time I feel good but whenever I think about the long drive I have to commute to work it makes me worried and dreadful.
I think I've made progress in the last month or so, I challenge all my negative thought and picturing me succeed is what helps me. I'm not 100% but I'm close.
I think what really helps is too really understand anxiety and what it is. The whole time I though of it as a serious disease when actually you can control it and if you can't beat it then take it by the hand and accept it bring a part of your life for now. The CBT stuff here helped a lot. I hope it continues to help others.
I'm wishing everyone the best of luck with this, it's not easy but it's progress.
