Hi Jo,
The feelings you are having are normal for this, I feel frightened alot, some days a lot worse than others. It is panic attacks, anxiety, you feel like you are losing it - even forgetting where I put my keys & I panic that this is the start of losing control or having a breakdown.
The thing is it never happens, like everything with panic attacks & anxiety - nothing really bad ever happens, our body is just on high alert all the time! We go numb somewhere & that is all we can think about, get a sharp pain in the back or leg & that is all we can think about, and we think the worst - that makes our symptoms worse.
You are going to be fine, I hope you have looked at the CBT therapy as it is really helping me & I am not even half way through it.
Just remember, nothing really bad has happened & it won't.
You are not alone in this, this is what the site is for. We all have symptoms, we all have fear, we have good days, we have bad, but we are here to vent to & to listen & support.
Keep in touch. Toni
