DorsetDave
04-14-2008, 03:22 PM
Hello! I am 47, married with an 11 yr old daughter. Many years ago, whilst I was still at school I used to get split-second feelings of 'unreality'. Thie first time this happened it scared me half to death. It continued and looking back it became worse at times of life changing events. I never spoke to anyone about what I felt until one time I had a serious panic attack and it seemed to last all day. I think it snowballed because I couldn't understand what was happening. I saw a GP and he diagnosed a stomach upset! It was only when I had a bad panic attack on a motorway that I decided enough was enough. I had to do something. Before visiting a GP I had been reminded of a friend in the town who had had a bad experience on the same motorway. I saw him again an drelated my experiences. He just looked at me and said 'classic anxiety'. From that day I knew I wasn't going mad. I still suffer and motorway driving is still a major problem even after 8 years. I take beta blockers and anti-deps but would love to get off them. I still find that I can't deal with life's stresses like I used to and my subconcious will turn on the alarm bells at the drop of a hat!