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I wanted to post to you because I can somewhat relate. I have been married for 14 years. My panic attacks started one year ago this month. Just out of the blue I had a huge one and then have suffered almost daily/weekly ever since. It is very hard for my husband to understand this. What he see's is me...just being a bit aggitated. He has no idea what is going on inside my head or the feelings of total fear that I am having. I often feel foolish because I know he is thinking "Ok,mental case..." he has supported me, but I know he just does not get it. That is why I find so much comfort here, I am actually in a group of people who totally understand my feelings and can relate to me having a "emotional but feels like heart attack" moment. Just vent away, I am usually always around. xxoo, Khris
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Hello all, my name is Cinzia and I have suffered from anxiety for the past 17yrs. I'm almost 32. I have had several bouts of serious anxiety within the past 17 years. most recently well in the past 5 years I have become fearful of the world. I passed out driving along a country road 4 years ago and since then I avoided driving. With in the past year I met someone i fell in love with that lived 2 hours from where I reside. We worked together these past 9 months and I was able to meet him 40 minutes from my home and follow him back the rest of the way, which seemed to be a huge accomplishment for me. Well my story is that this past holiday weekend we were together at his place (2 hours from my home). We had had several arguments, one of which was when he was following me back to my home. Whether it was because our conversation on the phone wasn€™t going great or just simply because he didn€™t care he had left me in an area where I was not comfortable driving home alone (in the dark) from. I had specifically told him that I was not comfortable driving back from this location. Well he left me anyway. As you all may know I freaked out! And lost control of myself. I felt very alone that someone who claimed to love me would leave me there when I was not comfortable. I never answered my phone when he called. I had other people providing me support at the time and eventually was able to get home. Overall, my old BF didn't believe that I would have any difficulties driving back from that location. It saddens me deeply that this man claimed to love me but left me when I was afraid. I have taken steps backwards and am very ashamed for not being able to hold my chin up high and do it alone. He on the other hand thinks that because it was only a few miles (actually 11-15)from the discussed location, I should have been OK. How did I ever explain to him the pain I went through that night? How do I explain to him that my anxiety is very depilating when full-blown? Cinzia

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