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I'm 53 and always been anxious but coped. But my health anxiety has escalate over the last 4/5 months to the degree that I feel I can't cope, the thought of never getting better from this awful anxiety panics me and I am just a complete wreck -- any body out there who has got better from this?
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sue58256 Bloohen53
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for the first time in my life I feel ready to keep positive.I have had anxiety and depression on and off for years and last year it was the worst I had ever gone through but I'm also in the menopause.last March I went to the docs who said I was depressed and gad at the time i didn't want to go back on a/ds as I felt a failure. I have gone through everything from palps, pains every where conceivable tightening of the throat and the most ludicrous thoughts and feelings although at the time they were very real to me god forgive me i was at the airport and when the security all went down I was convinced we were going to be attack ed and when these poor people who were not English but the one lady had four or five layers of clothes on in heat of 75 degrees got on our plane I thought she was padded up for two hours on the plane I had a severe panic attack when I told my therapist I thought she was going to cart me off but she explained it was my mind jumping through hoops and my anxiety. yes I also had every illness going especially cancer BUT I am now out of the other side I have finished my CBT and it has really helped if I look at my thought pattern then to now I think its ridiculous and laughable but thats what this wonderful thing called anxiety oh not forgetting the menopause does to you. with the right help and treatment you can get through this
Bloohen53 sue58256
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Wow! What an amazing story to hear. I'm so pleased you have got through it. I too have totally ridiculous thoughts- Mainly about my metal health and know I'm being irrational but it still doesn't stop me believing it probably will happen. I am worried about being anxious all the time too which keeps it going. I think I am beginning menopuase and I did wonder if that is making me worse too. Mornings are awful and I find it hard getting up to face the day. If I go out I fear coming back to the house incase I can't occupy myself enough to take the edge off my anxiety. Your story must have given hope to a lot of peaople so thank you so much for letting us know. 😊