I have come to believe that recovery from panic attacks, GAD, social anxiety disorder and the like is a personal choice. It takes courage and determination because in order to recover, we have to face our fears. In this spirit of determination, and also because I am in the trenches with you (choosing to recover), [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Panic Disorder'
23 Famous Quotes on Fear
January 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder
Tags:face your fears·famous quotes on fear·GAD·Panic Disorder·recover from anxiety·recovery from panic disorder·Social Anxiety Disorder
How Many People Suffer From Nervous Disorders
January 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Agoraphobia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder
I did a search yesterday to find out just how many people have anxiety and panic disorder. I read this yesterday and found it quite interesting. These are the 2008 statistics provided by the National Institute for Mental Health NIMH. The complete compilation of all statistics on mental disorders can be found at http://www.nimh.nih.gov. Anxiety [...]
Tags:Anxiety Disorders·Generalized Anxiety Disorder·how many people have panic disorder·Panic Disorder·Statistics
Measuring My Klonopin Withdrawal Progress
January 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Agoraphobia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder
So I’m doing well on my reduced Klonopin dosage. The Klonopin withdrawal symptoms have stopped and I feel stable. I started my withdrawal on October 31 and I started feeling “back to myself” in early January. I have had one panic attack in the interim I do have 2 upcoming events that will be definite [...]
Tags:anxi anxiety medicine·klonopin withdrawal symptoms·Panic Attacks·panic away·Panic Disorder·self care·social anxiety
Coping with Panic Attacks and Acting As If
January 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Panic Attacks, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder
I used to have a “committee” in my head. I called it the itty bitty shi@@y committee–no I didn’t make that up. A lot of people in 12-Step Programs use that term. Here is a painting I made of it years ago. I call it “Committee Over Soul.” The committee is the voices, tapes, reruns, [...]
Tags:act as if·Al-Anon·feel the fear and do it anyway·low self esteem·Panic Attacks·Panic Disorder·self care·Social Anxiety Disorder
