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overcoming panic disorder, is to train yourself to stop focusing on the physical symptoms of the disorder. You can do this by having a full physical (so that you will have a doctor telling you that you are physically fine) and to take care of yourself (exercise, eat right, involve yourself in hobbies that you enjoy). I know that sounds too easy and trite but these are the things that have helped me and others that I know with Panic Disorder. It takes time and you musn't give up. When I have an anxiety attack, I stamp my foot and say, "I am perfectly fine. There is nothing wrong me." And then I put my feet on the floor and get moving. You have to be firm with yourself - you CAN retrain your brain to function properly - believe me, I and others have done it!
Keep writing ... I am here to talk to .... Peace, Karen
Karen, I am a 48 year old female who seems to spend my life worrying. Sometimes needlessly, sometimes not. My anxiety seems to paralyze me most of the time. Oh, I put on a really good front. Most people know when I am anxious , but I can truly attribute it to outside stressors, home, work, family, money, etc. I guess I have no more normal problems than most, but don't seem to be able to deal with them. I have a really poor self-image, not much self-worth and next to no self-confidence. Everyone tells me I am much better than I feel about myself, but I am always afraid to take a stand and worse yet won't stand up for myself. I procrastinate, even though I know dealing with things later is much worse, but cannot seem to control this habit. It' s a terrifying thing to feel so out of control. I have been married for 28 years to a man who is very controlling and manipulative. From the research I have done, he suffers from bipolar personality disorder and I think I buy into his control and try to put a lot of the blame on him. But he is not very supportive and uses me for his sounding board for everything that bothers him. It's like he would rather yell at me about his problems than the people that are causing the problems--and I let him. This sounds pretty
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