Posted by Jaynee on June 22, 2003, at 21:18:25
In reply to ssri vs. benzo,anxiety agoraphobia, posted by male34 on June 20, 2003, at 8:48:46
Male34, I am so sorry to hear about your loss. You shouldn't be so hard on yourself. Give yourself sometime to mourn the loss of your mom. Grieving comes in many shapes and forms, yours is obviously anxiety. Keep taking the meds, but you really should look at getting some CBT, or reading up on it. Anxiety is basically fear of fear, once you let go and say f#@* it, when you are getting panicky and just let it happen without freaking out about it, it will go away. Trust me on this, I learned to drive, shop and everything, all in the middle of a panic attack. It is "really" hard, to say the least but it can be done and once the anxiety attacks don't scare you anymore, they go away.
Good luck and go easy on yourself. Everything takes time.
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