lalaland
08-29-2007, 11:35 AM
Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forum and the reason i registered is to tell you how I have made an 85% recovery. In May i went through a very bad time with anxiety and returned to my doctor and was put back on Lexapro. This helped reduce the physical symptoms but i still experienced scary thoughts. I had a look on the internet for any additional help, and came across a recommendation for a book by Claire Weeks called Essential Help for your Nerves. Within a couple of days of reading the book, I felt a great improvement. I realised that so many of the things i feared were common to lots of people. Claire Weeks suggests ways of handling anxiety and displays so much understanding of the condition.
I have suffered from anxiety for almost 2 years now, and this is the best i have been in this time. I no longer wake in the morning instantly thinking about whatever I was fearing which ranged from being terminally ill, being schizophrenic and ending up in a psychiatric institutuion or harming someone. Scary thoughts still pop into my head, but they don't consume me and take over like they used to.
I am still taking Lexapro, which is suiting me quite well and have no desire to come off it just yet. I do feel that both the anti-depressants and the book combined have helped tremendously.
I really hope this suggestion helps people as I know I often thrawled the internet looking for help.
My deepest understanding, empathy and sympathy goes out to all anxiety sufferers.
Please let me know if you read her book and find it useful.
Take Care xoxoxo
I'm new to the forum and the reason i registered is to tell you how I have made an 85% recovery. In May i went through a very bad time with anxiety and returned to my doctor and was put back on Lexapro. This helped reduce the physical symptoms but i still experienced scary thoughts. I had a look on the internet for any additional help, and came across a recommendation for a book by Claire Weeks called Essential Help for your Nerves. Within a couple of days of reading the book, I felt a great improvement. I realised that so many of the things i feared were common to lots of people. Claire Weeks suggests ways of handling anxiety and displays so much understanding of the condition.
I have suffered from anxiety for almost 2 years now, and this is the best i have been in this time. I no longer wake in the morning instantly thinking about whatever I was fearing which ranged from being terminally ill, being schizophrenic and ending up in a psychiatric institutuion or harming someone. Scary thoughts still pop into my head, but they don't consume me and take over like they used to.
I am still taking Lexapro, which is suiting me quite well and have no desire to come off it just yet. I do feel that both the anti-depressants and the book combined have helped tremendously.
I really hope this suggestion helps people as I know I often thrawled the internet looking for help.
My deepest understanding, empathy and sympathy goes out to all anxiety sufferers.
Please let me know if you read her book and find it useful.
Take Care xoxoxo