Ahh, I LOVE mindfulness training ! I am agoraphobic also, but was seeing my psycholigist with pretty much zero results, I started doing my mindfulness training and counselling through skype, and...

Oooh, i like the idea of ice in the socks LOL !

Oh LOL, i love this post :-D its so good to be laughing about things that we take so seriously at the time. My funniest one was when I was completely agoraphobic and went out for exposure and had a...

i have it too, and it is awful!
the best thing i found was that once all my tests came back clear, i just learnt to tell myself that it was only anxiety and learnt to ignore it, as i know it isnt...

ah ! thank you all, that makes so much sense now, probably too because it something i can control more easily, so i just think 'oh i have the flu' then i relax. I dont get health anxiety at all and...

Does anyone else's anxiety go away when thye are sick? I have seen a lot of people talk about their anxiety being heightened when they are sick, but whenever I have a flu (and i also suffer from...

I never knew about the 6-8am thing sunny ! i wake up like that every day, then start feeling better between 9-12, that explains a lot !

it is for me, i get that quite often when i have a panic attack, and i always get the worst nausea ever and sometimes end up sleeping with a sick bowl beside me :-(

me too! i thought i was the only one ! i only get it at night as well when i am getting ready for sleep, such a strage feeling, i mainly get it in my legs but sometimes in my shoulder as well.

I had the exact same problem ! I had to turn myself into a boring night time person and i have a very strict routine that i stick to now to ensure i get to sleep, and it seems to be working a treat ,...

i was fired due to panic attacks at work as the company said they impacted on the efficient running of the office, i worked in an office that was connected through to a national company, and all...

i always get vison problems with anxiety, especially if i have to walk down a long corridor (not sure why) and my sight goes veyr strange and distorted. I normally just try to focus on something else...

Hey worrier :-D i started training myself meditation with guided anti anxiety meditations on you tube if that helps a bit,. Also, when i started mindfulness training, he taught me to meditate a...

I generally got no results when i first started CBT either, but i decided to try mindfulness training combined with counselling which suited me a lot better. I had to stop the sessions because of the...

I agree Jessed03, I use them but only in a very small dose (I will cut a 2mg tablet in half, take the first half, then only take the second half if i need to) I actually find that when i take them it...

Thanks Kev, I might have to take you up on that , im so confused, i want to clear my name, but i know others with mental disorders will get hurt in the process when they find what the organisation is...

i replied but i dont know where it went LOL !
I was saying that you are definitely not the only one feeling like this, and the symptoms, especially heart racing in crowds etc seems like anxiety. i...

Forwells posted on another previous post some free CBT workbooks you can download and work through at your own pace, and they have several diferent ones available, maybe you could try these in the...

you are definitely not the only one who does feel like this, i can have three good days, then 3 terrible ones ! i never know what is in store for me.
Heart tracing sounds like anxiety especially in...

welcome john :-)

I will apologise for the long post in advance ! LOL
I have been battling agoraphobia and anxiety / panic dosorder for the past 6 months, and have started to make some good steady progress.
I joined...

me too, i am willing to chat anytime or swap email addresses :-)

I had the same issue workwise, except my trigger was pressure, as i told them the truth about my panic disorder i was given a period of 4 WEEKS to be totally cured (how unrealistic! i wish it was...

Hi All, I am exactly the same, apart from the fact that my anxiety and panic attacks got worse to the point of involving agoraphobia. The only way i was able to stop the health anxiety and doctors...

I pften have chest pains and go numb down my left side, i have had that for probably 18 months or so, but less regularly now i finally accepted it was anxiety. I can ignore it better, and it seems to...