Anxiety/Panic Disorders

Good luck, Rae. I think you'll do just fine.

Go Rae!
I wish I was close enough to be part of your strategic network!
I'm glad you kept looking, too. These things take time. If at first you don't succeed, etc .... Hang in there!
Good luck!

And good luck to you, too, nells!
A pleasure to meet you!

nells1961 ~ thanks for sharing your story and offering your support. I'm curious to know why you decided to stop taking your medications?

My agoraphobia has lessened considerably since I began taking meds, but I still have panic attacks almost daily and for many reasons. The biggest ones right now are going over bridges, soliciting for job applications and interviews.

I hope you'll keep writing on this thread ~ maybe it will help you as it has helped me.

Olga, c.i. and Vivien (((((HUGS)))))!

Tomorrow morning.....9:00 a.m. (EST).....

Tomorrow morning, 9:00 a.m.


Gettin' ready to vibe the good vibes.

You are my rock, Beth! Thank you!

good luck Rae take each day as it comes.

Thanks so much Joseph!

(((((RAE)))))

Best of luck tomorrow! If they are half as smart as you are, they will offer you double the salary you ask.

I liked Cloris Leachman in the movie, HIGH ANXIETY.

So, Rae - how did it go?

Nells1961, keep looking! It will be there eventually! And like Rae I am also hoping to read more from you.

The interview went very well, folks ~ very well.

It's only me and one other person up for the job, so I'm crossing everything and praying very hard.

The hours are perfect, the money is more than I hoped for and the benefits are excellent.

They need the job filled ASAP, so hopefully I'll hear something tomorrow.

Thanks again for all the good thoughts!

Turning the computer off now so I can read my new book that I can't put down.....

Love,

Rae

Oh, hey, that's wonderful news!!

Good for you, Rae!

Everything crossed... (man that makes it hard to type...)

All the very best of luck to you, Rae! My fingers are crossed for you, too!

thanks URS53 I know its there just have to try harder to find it.


Rae so pleased for you, I know you'll get the job, this is your turning point good luck have faith.

PS i stopped the medication, because I so much wanted to get to near as normal as possible. If that makes sense.

Thank you nells1961! I still haven't heard back from the place I interviewed with yesterday.....I did call and the woman I interviewed with was unexpectedly sent out of town until Tuesday. I have since applied for two more jobs ~ I'm not giving up!

Does your doctor know that you've stopped taking your meds? I applaud you for trying to get back to normal as possible.....I know once I start working again, I'll be able to wean myself off of my meds. Being home for the last six months has turned me into a hermit and I don't like it.

Please feel free to come here if you need to talk about your anxiety or panic attacks. I've used and abused all of the lovely people on this site and they truly are the nicest bunch you'll ever know.

Soz ~ please don't hurt yourself with all the crossing! Good thoughts are acceptable, too!

(((((EVA))))) smooches ~ thanks for thinking of me!

Thanks Rae. I did tell my Dr that I stopped taking the medications, as you can guess he was not to happy. I think the worse thing for me is I am only 42 and can't go out myself, it makes me feel like an old women, but I will be fine sorry for going on. You have the right atitude to do well.

Please don't apologize for 'going on' ~ that's why I started this thread. If I've put anyone to sleep yet with my rantings, they've been kind enough to keep it to themselves.

I was trying to tip-toe around the issue of you stopping your meds because I was given a stern lecture by my therapist as well as my psychiatrist to NOT stop taking them even if I felt better.

Have you given any thought to group therapy? One on one therapy has worked for me, but my next step will be group. The reason for it is to get me used to being around people again. And I admit, it'll be nice to talk face to face with people who share my problems.

Keep writing......it can be cathartic!

Love,

Rae

Thanks again Rae. I didn't fancy groups or face to face, I get embarrssed, because my speech can unexpectedly let me down. I do post in this forum, I write short stories its hard work because its not as easy as it was before, but I do enjoy it.

I did try to get into a stroke club but it was mostley eldery and they would not let me in the club unless my carer was with me, which was a bit of a joke I thought. They spoke more to my carer than me, as if I was not all there. They said that they could not take the responsablity if I choked. I don't know if I mentioned it but I have swallowing problems as well. Don't get me wrong Rae I have improved a lot. At the start of my stroke I could not write or read, so I have done ok there. I will look at the issue again in a couple of weeks and if I still feel the same I will go back to the medication. Thanks again Rae I have never spoken of my stroke before, Its ironic I meant to give you encouragement and its you thats given me it.