twckfa16
07-15-2015, 10:39 AM
Hello - I guess we're all on here because we need help with anxiety etc?...Or just plain-old want some help? :)
I am a 40-year old male who also suffers from anxiety, panic attacks, and irrational thinking (something bad is going
to happen to me) - have suffered most of my life.
Some of the worst triggers:
Tall buildings
Amusement rides (can't go on them - went on the log flume, closed my eyes, and screamed something my niece
shouldn't have heard). Thought - If I have a kid who wants to go on rides - will I be able to?
If not - what kind of father can you be?
Boats and water(I had a full blown attack because a storm was approaching while I was in a pontoon boat on a lake
and in my mind - WE NEEDED TO GO - NOW!!!!)
Driving over a bridge
The unknown (What if I got a new job?..Will I be able to do it?...No - because you are probably not smart
enough)
Planes (I've gotten over that to a degree due to a place I went to in NY that uses virtual reality therapy)
Thunderstorms (Hid in the closet at my cousin's during a tornado warning - with his wife and kids)
Basically - lately it just feels like disaster is approaching because your confidence, ability
to overcome fear is very low. At 40 years old, I feel like I'm looked at as a joke because
I have this and let it get the best of me. And that's pretty hard to take right now.
Geez - looking at all the triggers - I think they are pretty common. But how can you change
this reaction?
Any thoughts?
Thank you!
I am a 40-year old male who also suffers from anxiety, panic attacks, and irrational thinking (something bad is going
to happen to me) - have suffered most of my life.
Some of the worst triggers:
Tall buildings
Amusement rides (can't go on them - went on the log flume, closed my eyes, and screamed something my niece
shouldn't have heard). Thought - If I have a kid who wants to go on rides - will I be able to?
If not - what kind of father can you be?
Boats and water(I had a full blown attack because a storm was approaching while I was in a pontoon boat on a lake
and in my mind - WE NEEDED TO GO - NOW!!!!)
Driving over a bridge
The unknown (What if I got a new job?..Will I be able to do it?...No - because you are probably not smart
enough)
Planes (I've gotten over that to a degree due to a place I went to in NY that uses virtual reality therapy)
Thunderstorms (Hid in the closet at my cousin's during a tornado warning - with his wife and kids)
Basically - lately it just feels like disaster is approaching because your confidence, ability
to overcome fear is very low. At 40 years old, I feel like I'm looked at as a joke because
I have this and let it get the best of me. And that's pretty hard to take right now.
Geez - looking at all the triggers - I think they are pretty common. But how can you change
this reaction?
Any thoughts?
Thank you!