Thanks Angel. I have to run, but just wanted to thank you for your comments. I've been having up and down days. I do not like the after effects of panic attacks. You know, depression, anxiety and sometimes dissociation. Wrestler

Hi wrestler1! U are right, u have not posted in a long time. We miss you! I'm sorry to hear that you had those anxiety attacks. But try to let those experiences strenghten you a bit more. I think my problem is that i keep fearing my past situations of panic/anxiety attacks. I'm sure all of us fear them. But I guess we have to think objectively and try to be strong. Its so hard to just say it. But really, just look back and think you made it through the attack. It was very uncomfortable and frightening, but you did it.....nothing happened to you!!! I hope u get better soon. Try to stop putting so much pressure on yourself. Do something relaxing for yourself! u deserve it. post me and let me know how u are doing!

Welcome to The Panic Center Wrestler :) We thank you for sharing your story with us today. This support group is full of supportive individuals who may be able to help you answer some questions regarding panic and anxiety. If you look to the left of the screen under "TOOLS" you will find many supportive tests. These tests are not diagnostic tools and are not a replacement or substitute for a physicians advice. The purpose of these tests is to prepare you with information that you can present to your physician. When youre finished the test, you can either print your Final Report or email it directly to your doctor. We also have developed a Panic Program. This program is 12-weeks and involves the tools mentioned above. Each session is based on the previous session, so we strongly advise that you work slowly through the program and not jump ahead. If you have any questions or concerns with our "TOOLS" you can contact our support department at support@paniccenter.net. Take care and we hope to hear from you soon. Melanie ______________________________ The Panic Center Support Team

I need to vent. It's been a while since I posted. Lately I have been having good weeks, bad weeks, good days, bad days and sometimes a mix of both. Where I was having obsessive thoughts before about dying/mortality, now I seem to have obsessive thoughts about having panic attacks and getting ro feeling worse. My mother (Dad's second wife) was in the hospital recently for high blood pressure, and it really scared me. I started having a panic attack when I got off the phone with my Dad. I've had several anxiety moments since then becuse my father started taking it out on me and that I did not do enough to help. This caused me a lot of grief, and my wife and I felt it was unfair. Then I'd have to go to work with these thoughts in my head. The result of all this is that I started to dissociate quite a bit at work and even some at home. Then we went to visit my parents for the first time in several weeks. It's about an hours drive and when we turned the corner to their street, I had an anxiety attack. I felt like I was closed in and it scared me as I was doing ok before that. My wife made me take some deep breaths before we went inside. But then I do now remember during the dissociation at work that I panicked when I was working and I had to date a paper I was working on, that I forgot what the date was and I had a small panic attack over that. I also have depersonalization at work, which is really a form of dissociation. This was all last week and I am now feeling the after effects of the several panic and anxiety attacks. It can and does drive you into a series of depressive thoughts, moods and very scary moments. I take diazepam during the day if I am having an anxious day. I am also on triavil. We had to go to a party last night an hour a way and we had to use the interstate, so I took 1 diazepam. It did the trick. On the drive home I did not take anything. Anyway, without rambling on anymore, I want to thank everyone who read this and may have some suggestions. I am going to keep fighting this until I feel like myself again. I may need to change my job as it is a very hard job and I feel kind of closed in there. Thanks, David