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Iwanttotravelwithnofear
08-14-2013, 12:55 PM
Good day all.
I am so tired of being mentally ill.
I started having panic attacks in my 20's and had no clue what they were.
Then they stopped for years...after my dad died when I was 25, a year later they started again.
Not only am I plagued with panic attacks in certain social situations, now I have a fear of traveling far from home.
I want to go away so bad that I cry and hate myself for being this way and my head disallowing me from living life.
Does anyone else have this problem? If so, do you have any suggestions on what helps???
Therapy, drugs, groups, self help books...I've done it all and none of it works.
PLEASE...I CAN'T LIVE ANOTHER YEAR STUCK LIKE THIS.
Thanks for your help.

yurmom
08-14-2013, 01:49 PM
Hi...Did your therapy involve symptom exposure? I haven't had formal therapy, but have read extensively about cognitive behavior therapy for panic and it has helped a lot. I am not totally symptom free, but I manage better. The essence of CBT is to induce and welcome symptoms so that you un-learn the belief that symptoms are life-threatening.