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aishah
Member

Hi Everyone,
I’m sorry I havn’t been around much for a while now but life has been too stressful to cope with due to extremely high levels of anxiety and panic attacks.
I am also half way through another round of CBT and it is hard and brings everything to the forefront etc.

Anyway, just wanted to say hello.

Bridget

Wed Jun 29 2011 19:01:26 #
Ratwomble
Member

Hi Bridget

Good to see you back here but sorry to hear that you're having a tough time. Cbt is tough and brings all sorts of things out into the open, but it is worth it in the long run. Short term pain for long term gain, as I'm sure your therapist has told you.

Good luck, and you know where you can find some support if you need it.

Hugs

David

Wed Jun 29 2011 20:39:36 #
OCD!
Member

the anxiety is the worst eh!! im there too! gut churning feelin of wanting to burst!
this past few weeks has been the worst ever, worse than i can remember, but u get through it every day

Thu Jun 30 2011 1:25:13 #
sweeteater
Member

So sorry you are suffering so much anxiety. It makes me wonder if CBT should cause so much anxiety- but some things need to be faced rather than buried I suppose. Are you finding that the CBT is helping generally

Thu Jun 30 2011 5:20:14 #
Tess
Member

Hi Bridget
Good to hear from you but sorry you are having such a tough time with the CBT. Remember we are all here if you want a shoulder to cry on. I admire you immensely for the huge effort you are putting in to fighting this wretched condition and hope you get some respite soon.

Thu Jun 30 2011 9:10:01 #
aishah
Member

Hi,

Thanks for your replies, it's always a comfort. It's life generally that I find most hard to cope with, not so much the CBT, as time goes by the harder I find it to cope.

I know I have a lot to cope with at the moment, my neice has just attempted suicide a couple of days ago, a close friend is in hospital under the mental health act as she hasn't eaten for a month and barely drinks so she is wasting away in front of my eyes and my eldest has broken his foot yesterday and I'm going away next week........its just all too much pressure as I am having intrusive thoughts about suicide again amongst all the other thoughts.

Anyway thanks for your support, I always feel so guilty about not helping others on here but when I can't cope myself, I am unable to help others.

Bridget

Thu Jun 30 2011 13:46:09 #
Wombat140
Member

True enough. Don't you worry about not helping - you've done plenty of that from time to time! I'm not surprised you're struggling, with all that happening at once. I do hope things soon get better. Wombat

Thu Jun 30 2011 20:18:42 #