Have you ever wondered why people often experience setbacks when they begin to tackle their anxiety? Setbacks happen because, as you face your anxiety and the situations that make you feel uncomfortable, the avoidant/protective side of your personality becomes active.
When you decide to tackle your anxiety issue head on, the protective side of your personality would rather that you left well enough alone. Your protective side doesn’t like taking risks and feels better when you don’t put yourself in situations that make you feel anxious.
It’s the part of you that says:
“Let’s stay in our comfort zone today. At least we’re safe here.”
This part of your personality has your interests at heart, but you know deep down that a life cocooned from all adversity doesn’t lead to happiness. When you begin on your healing journey, it’s all new and it can feel like you’re moving into unknown territory. You quickly master areas of your life that were causing you problems.
Your protective side takes a back seat and watches with suspicion as you make this progress. Then, after a while, your protective side becomes more active for fear that, with all this progress, a great fall must be just around the corner.
As you move upward and onward, your protective side gets scared and tries to put on the brakes. This creates a conflict and fuels feelings of anxiety. The feelings can be very intense and might be similar to what you’ve experienced before-such as panic and general unease-or there may be new sensations never experienced before.
You might have been doing really well for a week, but then your protective side pops its head up and says something like this:
“Okay, well done. We’re not worried about dizzy spells anymore -fine. But what’s that ringing in your ear?”
“That sounds like trouble to me . . . LET’S GET WORRIED.
“No panic attacks in a week-great. But don’t be fooled. That means a really BIG one is about to pounce!”
These thoughts undermine your confidence. Suddenly you’re feeling vulnerable again, and the anxiety can return as your confidence dips and you obsess again about the way you feel. This kind of response is natural in recovery, and if you’ve experienced a setback recently, I want to show you how to best deal with it.
The first thing to remember is that setbacks happen. Try to never let a setback convince you that you’re not making progress. It doesn’t mean that all your progress has been undone. In general, setbacks are inevitable, and you need to have an accepting attitude toward them.
Secondly, setbacks form part of your healing. To move beyond the anxiety, you need to work with the protective side of your personality and teach it that there really is nothing to fear. When setbacks occur, it’s an indication that you now need to take your new understanding and work with your protective side, which is resisting the change.
You might want to think of that protective side as a small child who doesn’t want you (the parent) to take risks or do anything out of your comfort zone. Talk to this part yourself. Reassure it that all will be well and that it’s necessary for you to work through the anxiety in order to experience more freedom and happiness.
Setbacks can feel like a big step backward, but they’re generally followed by rapid progress on many levels if you engage fully with this protective side of yourself.
There’s an opportunity here for you to create a new working relationship with your protective self, and this will really seal your recovery. When you educate your protective self that you’re really safe and encourage it to take the steps with you, you become fully empowered to end your anxiety problem. All of your internal energies go in the same direction, and there’s no conflict.
Persistence will carry you through all setbacks and ensure your success.
Keep your confidence intact. Build it on the past, on each time you’ve succeeded.
Play those previous successes like a film in your head, again and again, each night as you go to sleep. All the panic attacks you’ve dealt with, all the sensations of anxiety you’ve felt and yet you still got on with it.
General anxiety disorder and, especially, panic attacks are probably the most frightening experiences a person can go through. In most cases, you feel like you’ve had a brush with death itself. That’s no small feat to deal with while on your lunch break!
Be proud of your experiences. You’re not a cowardly victim, but a survivor of a terrifying experience-and what’s more, you probably stayed at work or collected the kids from school. You continued living. Sure, there may be a few hairy anxiety memories in the past that you’d prefer to forget, but the underlying emotion to build upon is that you survived and you’re here now, alive and living a new day.
Build a wealth of memories, and they’ll be your resource from which to draw strength. Write them down, because that solidifies them and makes them more real in your mind. Read them to yourself regularly.
Be sure to keep a diary as written proof of the progress you’re making-the trips you take that weren’t possible before, the special days when you completely forgot you ever had an anxiety problem. You need to keep a record of these achievements because it’s easy for your protective side to negate the great strides you’ve made.
Confidence, just like fear, is contagious. Soon you’ll find it spreading to all areas of your life, giving you a quality of life even beyond your pre-anxiety days.
Always try to focus on the success you’ve achieved, and it will grow and expand in your life.
Persist with it. Turn a setback into an opportunity to solidify your real confidence. Regardless of what happens, you can handle it. Regardless of how your body feels, you’ll move through the anxiety and come out the other side smiling.
If you remain persistent, setbacks can be quickly turned to your advantage, and you’ll be strengthened by the experience.
Setbacks are delicate periods to move through, so you also need to be kind to yourself. Understand that they’re the result of YOU just trying to protect YOU. Be your own best friend. When you take your protective self by the hand and teach it that there’s nothing to fear, you’ll quickly march toward a greater experience of freedom.
Recovery is not a straight linear process. It will help if you try not to measure success on a day-to-day basis. Some days will be better than others-that’s just the way it is, so don’t get upset if you complete something successfully one day but fail the next.
Keep your eyes on the end goal, and persistence will carry you there.
What If My Anxiety Comes Back?
After a person has successfully moved out of their anxiety it is only natural, to at some stage, fear its reoccurrence. I call this the anxiety shadow. It is a worry in the back of your mind that the anxiety could return with full force and disrupt your life all over again.
Anxiety leaves such a strong imprint on people’s lives that it is normal to have such concerns. Fearing a return of anxiety is common when your life becomes stressful again and you worry that the extra stress will tip you back into a state of general anxiety. If you find yourself worrying in such a manner have faith that all will be well.
This worry is just a shadow of what has gone, it is based on the past not the future. Generally the anxiety shadow passes quickly after a day or two and you forget about it again. Remind yourself of the new tools and education you have. Take solace in the fact that your new understanding will lift the anxiety quickly again were it to return.
To your success…
Barry Joe McDonagh
P.S. If you have experienced an anxiety setback and want to get over it quickly, get the support and information you need in my course Panic Away. Stage 3 of the course deals specifically with overcoming setbacks.
Visit: www.panicaway.com
All material provided in these emails are for informational or educational purposes only. No content is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Consult your physician regarding the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your symptoms or medical condition
i think that i am making some progress slowly.Thank you very much
Hi, I have been suffering for two months now. I can’t keep up in school and started a new job. The first week it happened to me I was really bad. I have now gotten to a stage that almost my thoughts don’t bother me as much but the sensations are debilitating. I wake up every night with tremors and vomiting that last about 6 hours. I hope to get better soon and look forward to the mini series as they get me through each day. Thank you so much!
I think I’m progressing very well about the emails that you sends me;
in 2007 I had car accident i never wanted to be in a front seat while my husband driving, I felt that it will happen again and i would die, this thing has been playing in my mind since 2007, Secondly I had 3 miscarriages and with the 3rd one i couldn’t survive with the anxiety it was the severe one and on my mind i told my self that i dont want to have another child because my mind was fearing, everything was fearing in my life, even a plastic when fall down my heart jump, I was so scared of everything in life now. Couldn’t go anywhere. but you save my life.
now i ready to do everything steady I’m fearing to do.
your so right,when you say,a full on panic or anxiety attack can feel like your dying.ii’ve wound up thinking it could be something else,i’ve suffered anxiety most of my adult life,but my first real panic attack happened on dec 8th 2008. NOT FUN,i’ve had aprox 9 this year.Sure glad i found this site in time,your teaching me alot. thankx ……Joseph
im glad u sent me a email im 30 an i had anxiety for 7 or more years i felt like losin my ming goin crazy and hurtin myself i didnt no wich way to turn didn wana tell anyone but im gettin better please send me some more email thjank god for you
thank u so much even when i read ur article i knew you could help me i beenm sufferin for 7 years or more and i wouldnt wish this on my worse enemy i thought i was gana lose my mind thats why i think god for you plz send me more encouragin emails thank u so much
its good to know recovering is a process….it makes my disappointments go away….never ending thanks to you…
thanks a lot now i have lot of confidence. i had suffered from anxiety so i worried about this class i pressured the thought to go away not come again but the thoughts never go it comes bigger the next time. As i was involved in the class i said now u can stay with me but i will give you just 20 seconds time
with regards
balaji
Glad I found this formula on the attacks..im glad to see im not the only one, I thought I was ill while having these attacks and thought I was having a heart attack, and felt an emense sense of dread and fear, my legs shake and I feel like running out of the room. Too be honest it was by accident I found out it was anxiety attacks and always thought it was just me..I still suffer from day to day but can now see a glimmer of light way down the tunnel . x
thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am trying to implement your suggestions everyday. it is helping to make a hope in me that it is possible to recover from any kind of anxiety.
regards
salini
I have been having panic attacks and feeling generally uneasy since I almost drowned over 10 years ago. I have tried stress management counciling and this helped for a while. Over the past 3 1/2 years I have had 2 children and each time my anxiety has grown, my GP has put it down to Post Natal Depression and offered me medication but I am really reluctant to take any drugs, especially since I’m breastfeeding. My youngest is 4 months old and I am so glad that I found this course on line I now feel that I am getting some useful advice and coping strategies that I can work with.
… It is my 3rd day receiving emails from You!! i am applying every tips and techniques you are saying in your letters. And i know God is good for he gave you to me… Thnk you for adding knowledge on me about what i really have!! thinking what youve said that theres is no bad thing that will happen to me everytime symptoms occurs making me brave!! it is really gaining my strength to struggle… And i will always will with the help of you and our GOD!!! Please continue sending me your letters thank you so much and more power!!
thanks for the information and its a big help to try and understand why i feel like I do and its great to get this info free.
I have been fighting Panic attacks off and on for years. On top of the Panic and Anxiety I have Low Blood sugar which fuels the fire.
The 1st round of anxiety lasted about 5 years straight. No one new nothing about this medically. I became a hermit while the world moved on. Then out of no where for 2 years I was good. Then one morning I woke up BAM they were back! I was devistated. This has continued off and on for 17 years. My last bad experience was in 2001 through 2004. Then again out of no where I was good. 2 Weeks ago out of no where Bam! They are back! I was determined to fight this Demon. I have lost good jobs over the years, my husband has as well because of my nightmare. I fight till it seems I have nothing left. I was so happy to see this article about set backs, because there are times honestly I feel as though I can take one more step. I too do not want medication if possible. I have fought many years to be a surviver. It doesn’t get any easier. Thank you for all your help in keeping me in tack.
Barry , I had a setback this week, a full blown panic attack having a dream about my families terrifying escape from the Tsunami. I have been very successful in my line of work and reminding myself of the victories over those years and remembering those instead of the bad times is really useful. I will write them down and read them out loud to myself for extra fortitude. I agree with what you say. Anyone who can live through anxiety and continue everyday living is a truly remarkable individual. It takes huge guts and resilience and those people should remember they’re not alone in their suffering. These e-mails have been a godsend for me this week. They remind me never to be complacent and keep doing the things that work. The gratitude, the water drinking, the 20 second countdown. Bring it on and what you resist persists. So much practical advice. Good luck everyone else reading this and keep going and stay strong.
I’ve been suffering for most of my life. It started when I was 6 or 7 years old. I went to therapy and that seemed to help somewhat. 7 years later I had a huge panic attack and haven’t been able to recover from the fear. It’s been about 9 years and for the most part was able to handle my anxiety. I would avoid any triggers that would cause it and I would just deal with it . But last week I had a huge panic attack again, not just the general anxiety’s that I usually have. The whole feel like I’m going to die, my hands super sweaty, I can’t concentrate and am not making sense. I instantly knew what I was feeling and why I was feeling that way. Unfortunately I don’t have a strong support system because people don’t understand that I feel a very different sensation of fear then they do. I felt so alone, but after reading the last few Newsletters I am more aware of an ending. I can’t picture my life without anxiety and panic attacks, but I’d love to not have them… these newsletters are extremely helpful… some new and unheard tactics for my fight. Thank you.
Thank you So much for this!!When I open my mail and I read your course I feel better already!!I would like to get the course,but live in South Arfica,and don;t have a credit card.How do I go about?
Regards
Adri
Hi Adri
To buy Panic Away offline:
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On receipt we will post out your package, or email you the instructions on how to download the course, and how to avail of the private consultations.Please include your name, address, phone number and email details in the letter and send us an email once the letter is in the post.
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Sal
Just last week i was on a mexician riveria cruise,wound up slamming into hurricane RICK!!!! my anxiety went to a whole new performance,O.M.G,so i used what info i could remember,and weathered through it.upon my return i saw my shrink,he doubled my dose of alprazolam,and added another.So i go to get them filled,,and suddenly thought,AM I NUT’S? what have i been reading this past while on this site?! SOOOO, instead i stopped it right their,went home cut the med’s in half,went on champix to stop smokeing.I have to get this condition under control,and i need a CLEAR MIND to do it,good information is key,and not to be in a numbed state of mind.I could not have done this a month ago.! we are all in the same state,let’s take a deep breath and read…
I have suffered from Chronic stress since 2005, I have had ongoing acupunture which helps me. I definitely feel that drinking more water and more exercise is also a great help. Also meditation is a great healer. My main problem is that family do not understand that I still suffer (not all the time) and can’t even contimplate driving on the motorway. Your newsletter is a great guidance in making me realise there are also a lot of other sufferers out there who welcome your guidance.
All great information. Knowledge is power and also understand how intricately and detailed the thyroid works with anxiety and depression is important. I highly recommend specifically reading THE THYROID SOLUTION to find out how incredibly involved the thyroid can be in anxiety and depression issues. Best of luck to all.
I really apprectiate this course. I feel much better in the past 2 weeks, more confident.
I have not had any attacks. Kind of feel like my old confident self.
Hi,
Massive thankyou for all your emails. I’m not sure what place i’d be in without them as no-one (GP’s) seemed to be able to help without pills. I don’t feel as panicy about going to sleep
I cannot believe the difference I have felt in my body after reading a few of the mini-series.
I had my first panic attack in 2007 and have been living with GAD ever since. I’ve been having recurring negative thoughts on a daily basis, always thinking that at some point, I will have another panic attack. My greatest fear is having a panic attack while hanging out with my friends, therefore, I try to stay away from situations where we go away for the weekend of stay a night over. My flight is to go home and be alone in my room so I’ve always tried to keep that option open in case of an attack.
However, after reading the first mini-series (observe, label, watch and move on; OLWM)), 95%!!! of the negative, recurring, thoughts are GONE! I can’t believe it! I feel so confident and feel like I used to, before the panic attack in 2007. My mood is so positive.
You are right: we continue to have GAD becuase we are told to “deal” with the anxiety/panic attacks AFTER they hit us. You have given us the tools to fight anxiety and panic attacks BEFORE they attack. I have even told myself to have a panic attack, or told myself I am going to die…and 0 anxiety!
I cannot thank you enough. I will definitely purchase the complete panic away set next week. I am simply amazed.
Thanks you so much!
I feel good today after implementing some of these techniques. I had a set-back yesterday, but got threw it. I’m so grateful for these e-mails, I don’t think I could have done it with out it. Good luck to everybody dealing with anxiety. There is hope we can do it.
I’m always have antiexy at my work, my confident was always low, since i start with the mini-series i feel much better in handle situatioon at work. I wish it can stay like that.
Thank you
Hi! I had a lung operation in October 2009, I had serious complications with bleeding etc, and received 5 units of blood. I came home on the13 Nov, and to my horror had a severe panic attack on the 15 Nov and did not know what was happening to me, I really thought that the operation had gone horribly wrong, and that I was going to die. My doctor diagnosed panic attack, and prescribed medication for me take. I am very fearful to take this medication as I do not wish to become dependant on it. When I was released from the hospital I found this site on the internet and from the very first mini series I have already started the healing process. I cant thank you enough, as I was convinced that I was going to die. I look forward to read the next series on my e mail each day
i have not had any anxiety since the first time i read about u a few days back..n i feel more calmer and relax..i realized too that i did not experience any fast heartbeat which i use to experience whenever im getting anxiety..thank you so much for helping me with a great start..i’m learning to use ur techniques slowly and easy and im comfortable with the progress so far.well..i had a mild one earlier today.it was scary thou but i manage to get back on tracks with what u assist me so far..am hoping that i can travel again soon..thank you..
Thank you for these details.I don’t particularly want to be on medication, but after I tried going without, I realized, medication and these mini courses, for now go hand in hand. I can really relate to many of the responses people have made on this Course. It’s definitely a roller coaster ride. But I’m hoping to be on the “Kiddies” one soon.
These are so helpful. It’s like they say exactly what I need to read each day. Thank you, thank you, thank you, and best of luck to everyone here.
Still cant fight my fear… when my anxiety attacks my blood pressure rises…it all started when my wife rush me to the ER twice w/ high blood pressure of 180/110… i fear the most will happen that i will leave my wife and daughters in a very short time…so i took my psychiatrist advise to take clonazepam rivotril 3X a day in 1mg per meal… i really want a normal life again and not thinking of my BP again… i hope you can help me to get better and off the MEDS.. thank you and GOD BLESS you for all the people you have cured.
honestly you are such a good man Barry reading your e mails its like reading my mind in very clear way ,i think you are an angel god send you to people who you well help and they well have new life cos of you .keep up the good work and the reword well be in the end
much respect for you Barry
Thankyou so much for understanding, its sometihng that the doctors cant do…yesterday i had a normal day, no anxiety what so ever, i thought it was the best thing ever and that from then on i wouldnt have to deal with it anymore, but unlucky for me i had a setback i woke up during the night and started to have a panic attack, i do not know what i was panicing about but i managed to tell myself i was safe and calm down and have a reasonable sleep. When i woke up i straight away had the anxious feeling in my stomach, it is still here and it is what prompted me to come online and read your email to boost my confidence, they are making such a difference and every email seems to follow in the same steps that my anxiety is going which is a comfort as well that the information i need is here to help me get through my tough times. again thankyou!
After reading all of these emails i have to say they are very well thought and said but im such a skeptic person for some reason, and i find it very hard for me. but that doesn’t mean im going to give up, not a chance
Thank you, thank you, thank you,,, how i wish to see you in personal and hug you,,, I am feeling better and better now,,, (and you tackled about protective self and the comfort zone,, those things are true),,, i’m only 19 years old and experiencing this kind of feeling like i am crazy,, i’m afraid of death… noises.. i’m afraid to come out of the house,,, i’m afraid when i’m away of my mother for i feel like when i’m near her i feel very safe… i have so many thoughts that i fear,, i can’t sleep at night thinking of those thoughts… but after following your,,, somewhat kind of a therapy…. my behavior changed and i feel happy again,,, feeling free… thanks to you,,! I’m looking forward for more of your advices…. take care and God bless you always…
I have been reading your daily emails and the corresponding pages for the past few days but not leaving any replies as I wanted to first try your advice and see if this is really going to work for me. It sure seems to be working as the information you provide is so logical, meaningful and effective for me. Today I decided to leave a reply mainly to convey my heart felt thanks for this particular note on setbacks you write about. I have been following your advice for the past few days and all seemed to be working until today when I suddenly felt a setback. Just now when I check my emails, as if you somehow knew what had happened to me earlier today, here you are! Talking about setbacks. There is no way I could have know what got hold of me today if not for this new information you have sent today just at the right time. Thank you once again for becoming my savior.
I have been having general anxiety for about three months now. To be frank, at first I did not know what GAD is, let alone any clue of what could be done about this condition. My problem first started with a ringing in my ears or inside my head (I couldn’t really tell where the continuous swishing comes from) combined with a tense neck/upper back area. I sometimes felt as if I always have to make a conscious effort to balance myself while standing and walking. Then I started feeling as if my legs are weak and fatigued most of the time. I felt as if I kept swaying while walking. But only now I know it was all in my mind as no onlooker could see me swaying. I have lived up to the age of 48 now as an active healthy person without any serious illnesses up until now.
Thinking I may be having an ear problem, I first went and consulted an ENT specialist. The doctor diagnosed my condition as Tinnitus and said that it is not a serious thing to worry about. Even after taking the medications he prescribed, my condition never improved and on the contrary became worse as I started worrying constantly. Then came the stomach upsets, abdominal pain, muscle twitching on the legs and arms sometimes, tightness in the chest area at times, and what have you! I became so confused and frightened and decided to see the same doctor once more. This time he decided to do an MRI of my brain to make sure there is no tumor or anything that may be the cause of the ringing in my ears. After studying the MRI scans and an Audiometry test results, he said there is nothing wrong with my ears or brain. When I read the MRI report, I also could see everything seemed to be all normal but under the “impression” section at the bottom, I saw one line saying “Patchy T2W/FLAIR hyperintensity in bifrontal white matter, possibly focal demyelination”. I asked my doctor what that means and he said its only a technical term and nothing to worry about. I believed him and tried not to worry. But WORRY I did as my condition never improved. When I saw the same doctor for the third time, he referred me to a neurologist who after studying the MRI scans also assured me there is nothing wrong with my brain.
I could not help but kept seeing one doctor after another because I felt so awful as my condition never improved. After many blood tests, endoscopy, colonoscopy, thyroid, liver, kidney functions – all seemed to be normal. I kept worrying and thinking there must be something terribly wrong with me because I continued to experience all kinds of ailments. The quality of my life have became so poor and unbearable to the extent I am so withdrawn and fearful most of the time. Since all the doctors I have seen thus far have been saying there is nothing physically wrong with me, I keep wondering why then am I feeling the way I am feeling – bloated, tightness inside my stomach and chest, palpitations at times, hot breath, warm skin (although my body temperature remains normal), a confused mind never being able to think about anything else? One time my condition became so terrifying, I thought I was going to have a heat attack and was rushed to the hospital. When an ECG was taken and to my relief turned out to be normal, I became calm. That’s when I started to believe my problem may lie with my mind and that’s when I decided to surf the web for information.
After going through so many websites I realized I am not alone. I continued to study and I stumbled upon one striking video clip “Panic Away” which I found so helpful to explain my wife and family what exactly happens to me. Until then, I could not communicate to my loved ones in a coherent manner what goes inside me. At that moment I knew I have found someone who must know the way I feel. I am so thankful to you for helping me understand what my problem may be and how I may be able to regain my self.
So I have decided to write to you to let you know how thankful I really am for the work you are doing in helping so many out there who’s lives are being tormented by this terrible condition of the mind.
Thank you again and again
18 yr old daughter moving out 1 day and buisness trip next day.needless to say the panic and anxiety are trying to win but im trying to use the techniques ive learned here to manage it.thank you for letting me know i can succeed.
Hey Barry!
Only God the Creator knows how helpful you are to pple like us who had almost lost hope in life.
Our full life is back and without you, our hopes could have taken us to another world.
Thanks. My panic and anxiety attacks started november 14th 2009. So many tests have been done on me but
am ok and not sick. When I visited your web, av even withdrawn from Xanax i have been taking and am feeling relaxed at least. When the feelings comes, i just give it a chance and within no time, its gone.
I hope with your guidelines, my life is gonna be different from now.
Thanks so much. Only would like you to assure us that there is no danger in those attacks as they are very strange.
Thank you again.
Jane.
OK Im starting to see maybe there will be light at the end of the tunnel.Thank you god for giving barry the tools to pass on such advise.And thank you Barry for doin what you do as it is priceless.Ive slowly gotten worse evry yr since 2005.My attack literly made me feel as if I was slowly dying inside I feel know only o couple days into panic away that IM alive still more then dead. THANK YOU FOR THE NEW HOPE!!
Hi, I would like to say thank you, I too have been suffering with panic attacks since June 2007. I have tried counselling, acupuncture & hypnosis and they have helped but have not given me what I wanted, a solution.
I have been recieving your emails for 6 days now and you are so accurate about the feelings and how they affect you. I have been doing the 20 second countdown and drinking more water and just reading the emails everyday inspires me and I love being able to read what other people experience. Sometimes I still think that perhaps I have something wrong with my heart and I am too scared to have all the tests, does anyone else feel like that or is it just me? Once again thank you so much.
Like others I came about your website by accident going through anxiety which I have had for many years, had controlled it with ZOLOFT which was helpful but have been off them for past 1 and a half years.
Going through stressful time at the moment which has brought back my anxiety attacks. Trying to stay off meds. Your daily emails have been very helpful and I have been putting them into practice. Would like to purchase Panic Away to refer to as I feel knowledge of this disorder will help with the cure of it. I am 47 and would like to start enjoying my life and go on holidays without feeling guilty and without worry that something bad will happen because I dare to feel happy.
Thank you for your caring, It must feel good to be helping so many. I hope you have a good life as a
reward.
Regards,
Teresa
Thank you so much for your blogs I just learned I have anxiety and this past month has been one of the hardest times of my life, I have been to the emergency room around four times this month and just being there made me even more anxious…. I am thankful that in a world where everything is about money you are making a difference in a lot of lives…..Thank you again
Thank you so much for the emails. They have really helped me deal with my panic attacks which lately seem to have been worse. It’s good to know that people can live with a panic disorder and not let it control their lives.
hi there i have been suffering from panic attacks for the past 7 years and there not fun at all. I thought i was crazy until i found this site and see how many people actually suffer from this. I find this to be helping alot and hopefully the light at the end of tunnel is in the near future.
I think that i am gaining confidence for that ithanks a lot.
Every other day seems like a setback. Some days I think everything is normal but I am not. Everything looks the same but I feel different. Like the cloud passing over the sun. I love these emails they always remind me I am not alone. Continued thanks.
So, So helpful,
Thanks so much
i am taking steps one at a time and it feels great i wish i can soar like an eagle again soonest and bring my life back.
thank you sooooo much!
It is very amazing how u can take the time to write all this information that helps everysingle person that has suffered from panic attacks and anxiety disorder….ive been suffering for the last 4 years i was diagnosed as bipolar and know ive been stable for the past 6 months…. anxiety comes every once in a while when am gonna do somethhing i havent done in a while…. i stayed home for about a year didint want to go out always scared that i was going to faint or get a panick attack so now am trying to go out but to calm places where i can be calm….
reading this article just relives me even if i dont practice what u say it still makes me feel so good that there is someone out there that really understands and shares it with the rest of the people that suffer from it..
i want to thank you..
Regards from lebanon
Salwa
You have such a way with words its magical only someone who experienced this first hand could relate to conditions as well as u do. Your advice is priceless and i wait for ur mail every day.. god bless u and keep up the great work !
wow,wow,wow, thank you, thank you thank you ssssoooooooooooooooooooooo much. been suffering for the last 30 years. wow i feel good, thank you so much.
Dear Berry
Thank you for the information on Panic away. I have read your daily mails and the corresponding pages and have started pracitising it. I have been suffering anxiety attack throughout the last 18 years but have never come out of it despite of the all the hard work. I am sometimes confused of the diagnosis or kind of given up on any natural cure for this (besides prescription from the doctor). Reading all the emails directed to you, i am now going to give this a serious try. I’m looking forward for more of your advices and really hope this works cause i am still skeptical about the success with my experience in the last few days. I am waiting for the day to be cured and like yourself would want to extend a helping hand to all the people sufffering this. God bless you and your family all the way.
Regards
Bob
Thanks ever so much,These e-mails have been fantastic,i am learning so much and getting so much better,yes i do have setbacks but i’m glad i’m persistant,cause i’m just goin to keep on truckin,and get better,i;ve bin sending these e-mails to friends,and they greatly apreciate them thanks so much.your a life saver,
been suffering 4 thirty years now. wow wow thank you soooooooooooooooo very much, having good days, more than bad wow never thought that would happen 4 me. thank you.
i am 31 and i have never once had a problem with anxiety. then…all of a sudden…BLAM! i started to think that my life was never going to be the same. food didn’t taste good. my friends were no longer fun. things that i once loved seemed boring. with the help of this minicourse i am almost fully recovered! the best part is: i have a new tool in my toolbox. thanks so much for your generous work here!!!!
Thanks alot for this help. I’ve been suffering from anxiety continuosly for a few months. I had my first panic attack when I was around 16. Which continued for about half a year. It was fears about a particular person in my locality. Though I knew it was just my imagination I couldn’t get over the obsessive thoughts. But I made it through my anxiety. But last november, I was working hard for my exams. Suddenly my old fear started pouncing back. That gave way to various other fears(Some including fears pertaining to religion). I couldn’t concentrate on my studies and my life started fallind down around me. I was so happy before that. Irrational fears started gripping my nerve and the fear of the “unknown” started making m life a living hell. Many times I was pushed over the edge and thought of ending up my life. I knew what I was thinking was stupidity but still I couldn’t overcome. Later I spoke about it to my friends and strated researching on it. Thats how I came across your blog. Thanks again sir for this help.