Today I finished lesson 15 and I am optimistic about the future. I have lived with a high degree of anxiety for the past 36 years. My first panic attack was when I was 7 and happened in church. I had one every week from that time on and have quit going to church, though my heart is in it, the panic is too high of a cost. I also have a high degree of social anxiety and avoid alot of situations which really limits my life. Is this program as effective as it is made to sound?

Congratulations Dan !

You made it thru however, in your first sentence you are anticipating about your future .

It is recommended to take a couple of weeks off and then go thru the program a second time. If you have had anxiety for 36 yrs. it's not going to disappear in 15 wks.

I am 44 and have had it all of my life and am on my third time because... I keep feeling better and hear things differently every time. I don't think I'll have to go thru it anymore than that but, right now I am on lesson 7 so I'm about half way thru and feel better than I ever imagined. I am coping w/ so much stress better than I ever had. It is no longer turning into anxiety.

I think the program is as effective as you make it. I honestly could not remember all of what I learned in the first 15 wks. These are life long skills that in time I think will become second nature if they are practiced! Then I can live life like it was meant to be lived!!!

Give it another try and see how you feel.
Good luck!
Diane

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Originally posted by Dan O:
Today I finished lesson 15 and I am optimistic about the future. I have lived with a high degree of anxiety for the past 36 years. My first panic attack was when I was 7 and happened in church. I had one every week from that time on and have quit going to church, though my heart is in it, the panic is too high of a cost. I also have a high degree of social anxiety and avoid alot of situations which really limits my life. Is this program as effective as it is made to sound?