I have crushed the god damn thing 4 years ago!Healthy!

SlavSoldier

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Ok,if you want to know how I dealt with panic disorder,and every side thing which follows it,read carefully,and try to get the best of it,that is my advice,but you will succeed only if you are serious and if you find that long lost willpower,and for that,you need to ask yourself:

Will I be like this till the end of my life?

I say,no way!

I have beaten the 'thing' in 2 months...I never had that before that period,I gotta mention,it comes when you put the lights down,when all the troubles are gone,then it comes out ,as a stress or fear result.
First I thought ,damn,I got ill from the war and personal probs,but nope!
When I came to the neuropshychiatrist,i had luck cause it is the best man in his medicine branch in EU,and he knew exactly what my problem was ,from the first second I'v entered his office.He refused to send me on psycho-therapy,he said me this:
Your healthy and strong as a bull.I will prescribe you the smallest med therapy that I can.
And you will just continue with heavy exercises,physical activity cures it,trust me!

The most important thing which he said to me ,was : Meds are 5%,its just a stap for you to feel a bit easier...YOU ARE 95%!

I took that sentence very serious,and I followed what I'v been told.

I trained 4 times a week,and took only a small amount of pills,I didn't even had a feeling that I am taking them.After 2 months,I slowly stopped with pills,continued with trainings,and poof!

Goodbye,son of a bitch!

It's been 4 years since then.I feel sleepy and not interested in anything only while sudden weather changing.Not a trace of sweaty hands,trash-metal heartbeats,dry mouth,pale face,heavy breathing,swallowing difficulties,vertigo's,fainty head,dizzyness,stomach problems,etc. Panic free! :D


How I dealt with social problem:
Everyone of us has some ppl who does not irritates us ,like family members for example.
As I was social disabled,I decided to make an experiment.I called my half-bro,cause he was the one of a few who I could stand next to me,and actually talk with.We went to a bar,I waited untill I totally relaxed,and then,without thinking about it (if I thought about it,I wouldnt succeed) I called one friend,he came with his girl,all good.Then I sent my bro home,and stayed with them,then I called 2 more friends...I ended up on some house party,talking with a girl,and I was married,lol!(my ex wife didnt helped me a single bit)

I took my fear,which was unatural,and I made a weapon of it,I faced it,cause deep down,I knew that,what I was at that moment,that wasnt the humor guy who had at least 5 ppl around him and always ready for an action of any kind.

This is not a disease.This is a problem which is caused by central nerve system not working correctly,as a result of huge stress,trauma,or fears.It isnt a part of our personalities.

And it happens!I am 6'4,260 pounds horse power ex military specialist,who fought 4 times at war,and trained all my life.And it happened to me,too!See?Its possible.Its shitty.It hurts.

If it hurts...Lets cure it!That is in every humans nature,to remove the pain.That is a natural thing.

The only thing to beat this is 5 % of meds and 95 % of willpower.And its never too late,but start now,dont loose your precious time.
Gym,boxing bag,aerobic for girls,or jogging,reading books,sleeping during the night ,and walking and activity during the day!

Dont be afraid ppls eyes,they cant hurt you,neither their judgement...If they are real friends they will support you,and they wont remind you on your troubles.One thing which definatly will help:dont think about symptoms,cause that s the biggest trigger.Avoid thinking about it,and asking yourself,will it come if I go out ,etc...

If you feel weird,it will pass fast!Just dont let this in your mind where you are at dinner or a club >>>>Here is comes!<<<< just if ur heart 'jumps a bit'.
This is not deadly,and no one can die from this,this is 'rinitis' in the world of psychiatry.

Point of my story is >>>>The only solution for a problem is to face it...

Your choise,your call.

Cheers!
 

stardog

Well-known member
tinstafl2003 said:
It is simply not true that 5 % of meds and 95 % of willpower will lead to the elimination of this disorder.

Maybe it's not a totally accurate figure but it's true that techniques like CBT & exposure are much more important than meds in defeating SA permenantly. It is down to you ultimately to change your way of thinking...
 
stardog said:
Maybe it's not a totally accurate figure but it's true that techniques like CBT & exposure are much more important than meds in defeating SA permenantly. It is down to you ultimately to change your way of thinking...

Its not accurate. Certainly CBT combined with meds is a good first line approach with this disorder. That's why naturalistic studies have shown us that patients over time actually take less of benzodiazepines class type drugs, because their underlying illness is getting better through exposure therapy.
 
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