Thanks everyone! I had a great day!
Ashley,
I barely know where to start in answering your question....so many things have changed in my life.....this program has taught me so much ..how to deal with my anxiety and be free of panic attacks...that is an amazing thing for me. I only wish I had known about CBT 20 years ago....but thats ok........ I am able to cope so much better, my "what ifs" have all but disappeared.
If I were to pick out one thing from this course that has had the most effect on my thinking its the challenging negative thoughts section ...that was where I just knew I could get better...it makes so much sense...
Oh, and just knowing that I'm not alone, that so many other wonderful people have suffered like me..(not that I wish that on anyone)....I don't feel alone in my struggle anymore. I have made life-long friends here...That's two things isnt it? Ha..oh well, who's really counting? I've learned to ask for help and accept it...I'm easier on myself....And I'm getting so much better at typing!haha...
Here's just a small list of some of the things I do now, that I didnt do last year(and lots of them I avoided for many , many years)....(to all the new people...this is the truth...I owe all this to this program)
Go see a doctor calmly,#1 thing for me, have my BP tested, have medical tests without anxiety, shop in the grocery store without needing a cart to hold on to, go to all sorts of places by myself, go in an airport and look at planes, take elevators, drive over bridges, walk long wharfs, go to a hairdresser..thats all I can think of right now....except the most important....
I'm in control of me now...not the anxiety!
Are you regretting asking me that question now? Haha...I could go on ...but I won't!
Everyone take care,
Juanita