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amusingChestnut1460
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PathStep 3 Compassion hearts13 Forum posts16 Forum upvotes11 Current upvotes11 Age GroupAdult Last activeSeptember, 2024 Member sinceOctober 6, 2019
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I have panic disorder, severe anxiety, depression, and OCD. I'm here to find a community and hopefully find some healthy tools to deal with it all. Outside of my mental health, music and writing are my two biggest passions! I love my family and friends more than anything. I want to get better.

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Panic and Safe and Sound Protocol/EMDR?
Anxiety Support / by amusingChestnut1460
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 April 24th, 2021
...See more Does anyone have experience with Safe and Sound Protocol and/or EMDR therapy? I have panic disorder, OCD, and anxiety. I’ve been in CBT for years but my therapist really wants me to explore those other therapies to see if they will help. I’m definitely nervous about it and would love to hear about your experiences!
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Rough Day Check In
Anxiety Support / by amusingChestnut1460
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 March 20th, 2020
...See more I feel like every time I have a good day, or even a good couple of days, I crash. Like it just all goes to waste. Every time I feel like I'm doing well...I'm not. Like today! I did pretty good today. I went to work and got through it just fine. I even stayed an hour longer so I could play music with a couple of my coworkers (we're musicians). We had so much fun and my anxiety didn't get in the way of any of it. It was great! But then, in the car on the way home, I started "disconnecting" worse than I ever have before. I call it disconnecting, my therapist calls it depersonalization. Whichever! Normally, it's pretty quick and I can shake it off. I just sort of feel like I'm not quite connected to my brain or body. But today in the car, my stomach felt like I was on a rollercoaster. I felt like I was completely detaching, like my organs were going to fall out and the seat would fall from under me. It was terrible. I don't know...I guess I just struggle because I feel like any time I feel like I'm making progress, I just take five steps backwards. It's just really frustrating and makes me feel like I'm never going to make any progress. I don't know. I just feel sucky today.
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Anxiety Support / by amusingChestnut1460
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 October 22nd, 2019
...See more I have severe anxiety and panic disorder. Its been almost a year of intense struggling. Im in therapy, which helps, but I still have the panic/anxiety attacks. I know that Ill never be cured, but Id really love SOME relief. Something to feel like theres hope... Sometimes when I get a really bad anxiety attack, I feel absolutely crazy. Like I need intensive residential treatment. Everything just feels so impossible in those moments. And unfortunately, those moments are long and frequent. I guess I just want to feel like I have options, but I dont know what they are. I wish there was some sort of magic to make things go back to normal. What do you guys do to deal with your anxiety and panic attacks? Have you been able to get your life back on track (for those of you with more severe anxiety)? Anything helps :) I just feel really lost and alone sometimes.
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