At least I now know I am not alone. For the longest time I have had thoughts and fears that I was losing my mind, unstable, a bad person,ect. I did not know what would happen to me or my family if I talked about the fears that overwelm me from time to time. Hearing the people in tapes one an two talk about the scary thoughts have been a real blessing for me. You see on the tv all the time where unstable people do bad things to other people. I did not want to end up that way and for some reason thought that if thought about it enough that I could prevent it. Now I am starting to see that this is common in people with anxiety problems. A couple of years ago during my peak anxiety, I found myself thinking about leaving my wife and kids just to be sure they were safe.

Thank God I did not. I hope and believe that this program will be a great help for my thinking problems.

Jason

Congradulations on starting the program! It is nice to know you are not alone and that we are normal! Good luck and keep up the good work.

It was a relief to hear the tapes and some of the very things they talked about was how i felt. I really thought i was losing my mind too. Sometimes I start to feel that way when i get a scary thought, but i know its the anxiety doing it. My daughter and boyfriend were my concern too.......you always fear the worst and the people closest to you get hurt. I am glad you didn't leave your wife or children, they need you! Good luck with program............

What you're feeling is VERY common among people who suffer debilitating anxiety/panic. If you were crazy, you wouldn't even be questioning it, you wouldn't know any better. You are not crazy, you won't lost your mind, anxiety can not make those things happen. Once you learn what anxiety is and what it is not, then you'll be able to get a better handle on it. Great job at getting the program and taking the steps to recover. Wish you the best!