
Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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Hi all, today I saw my therapist and she effectively dumped me! Says there is nothing more she can do although I have actually got worse since I started seeing her. My partner came with me and she was so trying to get him to say I've improved which he wasnt gona seeing as his life is hell now compared to what it was before and it's all my fault. I'm supposed to be in bed now so no time to tell you anymore but that was just the upshot of what happened...I'm on my own with this again (aside from my partner and here)
Anyway another thing I just wanted to ask was how can we help others that are close to us see how they should help us? I have a rather understanding friend who I was with tonight and she told of how she never knew how to respond to me, perhaps it's just a matter of personal preference but any ideas would be really helpful seeing as if I can help them to understand it will help me in the long run.
Much love Jo xxx
Anyway another thing I just wanted to ask was how can we help others that are close to us see how they should help us? I have a rather understanding friend who I was with tonight and she told of how she never knew how to respond to me, perhaps it's just a matter of personal preference but any ideas would be really helpful seeing as if I can help them to understand it will help me in the long run.
Much love Jo xxx
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I had a psychiatrist dump me in the beginning. He specialized completely in anxiety. Had written several books on it. Came highly recommended. After about 3 mos, he told me that his treatments weren't working and there was nothing else he could do. i was devastated! A week later I called him for a referral to someone else and he wouldn't return my calls. Ya know how i look at it? It was like a failure to him. It wasn't ME, it was HIM. He couldn't help me so instead of keeping me on as a challenge to help, he dumped me because he FAILED. I pu it all on him.
I'm on my own too. The best shrink I had for 3 years took another job somewhere in another state. I have yet to find a new one. My GP is continuing with my meds, but he is at a loss as it's not his specialty. I'm PDOC hunting.
That first one should've stuck it out............ if he was THAT smart and had all those published books............. he should've stuck it out and maybe later he could've helped me and he could have written a whole NEW book that could've helped us ALL. His loss.
It's probably better to find a doctor that you click with anyway.
The best way for family and friends to help you is to do a little research into anxiety disorders so they can realize it's a real problem and not just you wanting to be babied.
Something that helped me and my hubby big time was watching an oprah show about anxiety and they discuss how family and friends can help them. I'll find the url and post it next. Watch the "after the show clip" and see if you can get a copy of the show to watch with your loved one. It's the best eye opener my hubby could have had and he has been more helpful ever since.
No one wants to hear it but the BEST way a loved one can help is to help YOU push yourself little by little. You can't get over it until you start facing and concoring your fears and phobias no matter what medicine you are on.