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aliveandkicking,
Welcome to our support community. Start by taking care of you and use the program to be active about your progress. The program provides lots of knowledge and support and can really be of assistance to you.
The members do know where you are coming from and can lend support. Use your community support to help with your family situation. Does your mom have neighbors that can help, family members or friends? Take some of the burden off yourself and delegate the responsibilities.
Use the exposure sessions to help guide you through those panic attacks when driving.
We are here to help, so lean on us :)
Josie, Health Educator
Hi all-
I just stumbled upon this site and thought I would check it out. Where do I start? Well, I have been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder which I fear is now leading to depression. My biggest problem is I have panic attacks every time I drive. I have to drive however in order to get to and from work. By the time I get to work, I am exhausted from the panic attacks. I honestly want to quit my job and just stay home. My attacks started about 3 years ago when my father was in Intensive Care unit and on life support for 6 months. Watching this did a number on me. I also was there the night he died and watched him die in front of my eyes. The pain was so horrendous that I could not function for months. My husband had to drag me everywhere, including my Dad's funeral. On top of this, I had to actually teach my Mother how to pay the bills and handle the finances. She never handled any of this in the 45 years they were married. She had no clue and it took me months to teach her for she was very dependent on him. She has now become dependent on me. She does not understand that I have a family of my own to care for and I cannot be there for her 24/7. She is 65 years old and does not live alone. I have a 45 year old brother living there with her because he is dependent on her and I feel he is suffering from agoraphobia. He will not seek medical help for his condition. We have tried to tell him to get help, but he will not. His excuse is he hates Doctors. She hates that he is there but continues to enable him to live off of her. My biggest fear is that when she dies, what is going to happen to him? He doesn't even work! Anyways, there is so much more to this story that I could write a book so I will end it here.
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