Hello everyone!! I just wanted to say its nice to have others who understand. I have been suffering panic attacks for about 18yrs and I want so bad to feel normal again. I have been using the system for 3 days now but it just seems to hard to get results. I'm so uneasy all the time and I hate it. My mind just wont give me a break and I feel so all alone. But the weird part is I cant be alone. I feel this will never end and I'll be this way forever. The relaxation tape helped alittle but not nearly enough. I started lesson one but it seem impossible to do this on my own. I guess I will have to try harder but it seems like help is so far out of reach. I'm tired of feeling scared all the time and I just want it to end and be gone. Thanks for sharing your time with me and letting me vent.

Hi Wolvie! Eighteen years is a long time to suffer from panic attacks and unfortunately we can't recover from panic attacks in just a few days. You don't have to do the program alone, either. The Midwest Center offers telephone support and coaches for those going through the program. There are also a lot of people who post here on this bulletin board who have suffered from similar anxieties, doubts, fears, and frustrations. Panic attacks are horrible things to experience but you don't have to suffer from them forever.

Try not to get too frustrated with your progress. Allow yourself time to learn the skills of the program. Continue doing the relaxation tape and you will notice a difference. The more your body gets used to being in a relaxed state, the more relaxed you will become. The more you practice the skills that are taught in the program, the more progress you will make. Each week you will tackle something new. Practice being compassionate with yourself and realize that recovery is often a "two steps forward, one step back" process. Keep coming back to the bulletin board and sharing your progress and difficulties. There are many people out there who have been where you are and have recovered or are recovering from anxiety, panic, and depression.

Good luck, Wolvie.

Hello Wolvie. I know how you feel. Mountaingirl said it all. It's very hard to try to relax and get rid of these bad feelings. I have had this for 10 years. There are so many people who have this, SO please don't feel that you're alone.

Do you take medications? Are you in therapy?
Please feel free to email me if you want to chat.
It's hard to get started. Please don't be hard on yourself. Be patient and all will come to you. Good Luck.........

Hi Wolvie,

I can relate. Over the years before I found this wonderful Program...I too sought out immediate gratification, and unfortunately, it just does not exist. Even when I took a xanax...I felt the pain drain from me...but just for about four to six hours and it became a vicious cycle.

This Program offers very valuable, informative life skills that anyone--anxiety disorder or not--can benefit from Like anything, it takes time and patience and practice to learn all of this and to apply it and to see it working.

One thing I did was I 'talked the talk' and 'walked the walk'...and used a twelve step saying, 'fake it til' ya make it'. That really worked for me. I would act 'as if' I really believed this, and in time...I did start to believe it. It is almost as if I reprogrammed my brain.

It is normal to be feeling the way you are at this time...but hang in there and don't give up...your whole life will change with the skills this Program teaches Practice and have patience...I know, very, very hard, but in time you will see it was so worth it and you will be in a peaceful place living your life minus the panic attacks

Hang in there and welcome

~Angel