Thank you all *so* much! I think dealing with the anxiety is harder than dealing with anything else I've ever been through because it's such a frustrating cycle. One day I can be fine and acomplish things with little to no anxiety, and the next I can be so overwhelmed or anxious.
It's very debilitating at least for me. I struggle through things that used to be so easy and thoughtless for me because I never know if I'm going to have a major panic attack.
It seems like the worst things for me are things where I have to wait -- like waiting at a dr office, waiting in line at a store -- things like that. I start to feel claustrophobic over it and want to hightail it out of there pronto!
It runs pretty strong in my family -- my dad has been throgh this, my grandmother on his side has too. So I have that working more against me.
I was going to see a therapist "life coach" type of person who was really helpful, but my insurance company is putting me through heck and back because I paid out of pocket once, so they're saying it's "pre existing", then they wouldn't cover it, then they were waiting on paperwork to cover it, and never sent it out.
I really think I'm going to look into more of a relaxation therapy, Cindy. I do have relaxation tapes and I have a program I bought that helps with staying positive, overcoming panic attacks when they come and things like that, but for me I think I need a face to face approach where I can actually talk to someone.
Thank you guys for the YT prayers! I feel so silly sometimes talking about my personal life, especially this because I feel like it's a ridiculous thing I should be able to snap myself out of. But apparently, it isn't that simple for me
