Michelle21
01-08-2007, 05:40 PM
Hi, I have already met some of you on *** this week. It has been a relief to find people who share my anxieties, especailly when I can't sleep in the wee hours of the morning.
I am 29 and from the UK. I have suffered from anxiety and panic attacks related to hypochondria and claustrophobia since I was about 18/19.
My attacks were very well controlled by drugs until I decided to go drug free last year to start a family.
Unfortunately, the physical symptoms of pregnancy were too much too cope with and I relapsed into severe anxiety mode. Sadly I miscarried twice, and I am sure not entirely due to anxiety, but it was most certainly a factor.
I have decided to postpone having a family until this is sorted once and for all. I am going for counselling and cognative therapy with CPN this week and a course of private hypnotherapy. I am back on the meds too. I really hope there is a way out of this because my hubby and I would desperately love to have a child.
I feel VERY frustrated by this condition because I feel quite able to rationalize my behaviour when I am not panicking....but when I do get an attack, I am truly frightened of dying. I am an intelligent person (well sometimes! :blink: ) with a professional career and I know it must sound crazy to anyone else....but I honestly feel like the madest person in the world. I have no control!
Well this is a small potted history of my anxiety and my feelings about it. I know many of you will share my fears and then some. I hope to meet many more people who can share their experiences and advice with me as I tackle this new challenge. Hopefully I can support some of you too!
Michelle
:D
I am 29 and from the UK. I have suffered from anxiety and panic attacks related to hypochondria and claustrophobia since I was about 18/19.
My attacks were very well controlled by drugs until I decided to go drug free last year to start a family.
Unfortunately, the physical symptoms of pregnancy were too much too cope with and I relapsed into severe anxiety mode. Sadly I miscarried twice, and I am sure not entirely due to anxiety, but it was most certainly a factor.
I have decided to postpone having a family until this is sorted once and for all. I am going for counselling and cognative therapy with CPN this week and a course of private hypnotherapy. I am back on the meds too. I really hope there is a way out of this because my hubby and I would desperately love to have a child.
I feel VERY frustrated by this condition because I feel quite able to rationalize my behaviour when I am not panicking....but when I do get an attack, I am truly frightened of dying. I am an intelligent person (well sometimes! :blink: ) with a professional career and I know it must sound crazy to anyone else....but I honestly feel like the madest person in the world. I have no control!
Well this is a small potted history of my anxiety and my feelings about it. I know many of you will share my fears and then some. I hope to meet many more people who can share their experiences and advice with me as I tackle this new challenge. Hopefully I can support some of you too!
Michelle
:D