Damaj31, So good to hear from you - and yes you are right it is helpful to see other people are dealing with this also - it is so scary some days and sometimes it is hard to imagine something like stress can cause such frightening results that take away your sense of well being - some days I don't believe that and think there is something really wrong with me and this is "the beginning of the end". Thank you for your advice and encouragement - this is such a wonderful resource and we are all in this together

The reason you feel disconnnected is a result of the adrenalin squirting in your system. Adrenalin feels horrible BUT IT IS HARMLESS. Find a therapist who understands OCD and panic attack disorder. When you interview a therapist that should be your first question. In fact, it's even better if they have experienced it personally.

It's just adrenalin. Breathe into it. Welcome it. (I know: You've GOT to be kidding, right?) It will pass.

Boon is right. I have experienced DR many times and just recently have "welcomed it" and floated along with it and by doing that my panic goes down and than my DR goes down. Also, today i did hypnotherapy and i talked to my therapist about DR and how that is the one thing that scares me and he assured me that i cannot go crazy or die from it and that a lot of people experience it. he is a GREAT therapist who seems to understand SO know, again, that your old therapist is way off. You may also want to try hypnotherapy. Its relaxing and it felt very personal.

Boon, Really great to get your response - it made me feel so much better - thank you for your explanation- I will apply that knowledge you gave me to make me stronger and remind myself of your advice next time "the bottom drops out and control goes out the window"
Thank you for the lifeline!

Hello again Holly J! Great to hear from you and thank you again for more reassuring advice. I have been practicing floating and using as much distraction as I can - my house has never been cleaner on a positive note and it does kind of ground me. And thank you for sharing your therapists advice with me - also very encouraging and I will look into hypnotherapy in my area - you have been a tremendous help!

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Originally posted by crashdog:
Hello again Holly J! Great to hear from you and thank you again for more reassuring advice. I have been practicing floating and using as much distraction as I can - my house has never been cleaner on a positive note and it does kind of ground me. And thank you for sharing your therapists advice with me - also very encouraging and I will look into hypnotherapy in my area - you have been a tremendous help!

Hi Crash dog:
Once you start this course they'll be no turning back, because you won't want to. The difference it has made in my life is more then I ever expected. I'm fourteen weeks into it and have at last found the humor that Lucinda mentions. Anxiety, depression and panic disorder can really keep one locked up in themselves and missing out on the best life has to offer. I promise you will get to the place where you will look back on a certain moment of anxiety/panic and laugh at yourself. For example last week I was at the market standing in front of the Hot Dog display when all of a sudden, when looking at the OScar Myer hot dogs I began to feel myself spacing out. My first impulse prior to the course was to beat a path out of the store to my car, but this time I didn't. I was able to talk myself down and continue shopping. After a couple of minutes that spaced out feeling passed. Later that day when I looked back on that anxious episode I began to laugh aloud at myself saying "for God's dake I was scared by a hot dog!" The next day I went back to the market and stared those little suckers down and even bought a package. Be patient with youself and know, within, you have the tools and the skills to turn the negatives into a positive with the help of this course.
Routing for and believing in you!
Best,
Catherine Anderson

Crashdog;
I too, like most everyone on this forum,have had very bad anxiety/panic attacks from financial, family, travelling situations.
It feels, to me, like I am losing my mind, totally scared,dizzy, feelings of unreality, etc. I have had this for about 25 years ( I'm 47), and didn't know what was wrong with me, and was DEATHLY afraid of talking to anyone about it.
I finally went to a psychiatrist, and right off he told me it was anxiety disorder/panic attacks.
I did my own research, and the symptoms have abated, though not totally gone.
I then got this program from a friend of a friend, and it does help very much.
Just the relaxation tape alone is a godsend.
If you can't afford the program ( and in the situation you are in, possibly not) go to a music store, or new-age store and find some cd's on relaxation music/ and /or muscle relaxation. There is a lot of info on the internet as well.
I only wish that I had known about this forum YEARS ago. Knowning other people out there are feeling the same symptoms as you helps dramatically.
I also wish to say that all of the posts I have read are very supportive,and caring. You are all deeply appreciated. Give yourself a BIG pat on the back, you're the best!!!
Dave