Anxiety Disorder And Cure, And A Bit About Me

Anxiety disorder and cure. About me, maybe you can relate to this.

I was having lunch when I heard a sound in my right ear. I shook my head but within a second, I became violently dizzy.

I screamed and stumbled towards my grandmother. I begged her to make it stop. I was terrified. Within a couple of minutes, it subsided. However, something didn't feel "quite right".

Hospital emergency

That evening, I went to the hospital emergency room. I felt incredibly unbalanced. The doctor said it was nerves. She asked me to take some medication and that I would be alright. Not only wasn't I alright, I became worse.

My head felt full of air. I had bad balance. I stopped playing soccer. I would sit in a room. All medical tests were normal. I had more attacks, regularly. I wanted to die.

In 1992, I saw a doctor who asked me to read a book. I think it was called "The Anxiety Disorder". I went back to him and said, "This is exactly what I have."

He put me on medication. Within four days, I felt a huge difference. Constantly lightheaded, it felt improved by 80%. I was a changed man. It felt like being given wings. I could fly!

Agoraphobia sets in

In 1998, I had a panic attack on the subway. It happened again. Then again. I developed agoraphobia. Agoraphobia became incredibly difficult to overcome. I felt helpless and hopeless.

I went for hypnotherapy. I had to face my fears. I took the subway slowly. Eventually, I could ride from end to end. I admit, it was near impossible and took hard work. Agoraphobia is very difficult to even understand.

To others, I say, "It can be done." Even I believed it could not be done. You cannot do this alone. You will need help. Help can be from books, therapy, medications, hypnosis, tapes etc. Use them. It will change your thinking and attitude. You will see an improvement. Work on that. Don't ever give up.

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