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I have a panic disorder that has developed in the last couple of years. I know it is the result of trauma. I don't know what to do about it really. Panic pops up everytime there is change in my life, no matter how small. Are there any good books that you have read that explains this and how to heal from it.
I have been in therapy for two years and I really don't want to go anymore if I can help myself on my own.
I have been in therapy for two years and I really don't want to go anymore if I can help myself on my own.
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For me, though, I found it really hard to apply this research to real life without assistance. At least it was for me. You're probably farther along after 2 years of therapy than I was. It took me 12 years of therapy to have my big breakthrough. That was 8 years ago, and I'm still working on it.
That's just me speaking about my own recovery, though. I held a lot back for many years, even from my therapist. Others wouldn't do that, I know. Everybody's different.
http://www.anxietybc.com/resources/introduction.php
https://moodgym.anu.edu.au/welcome
http://www.dbtselfhelp.com/
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2011/01/23/11-tips-to-help-manage-anxiety/
http://psychcentral.com/lib/top-10-lesser-known-self-help-strategies-for-anxiety/0003521
Let us know if you find any other these resources helpful. They are all free.
That said, I find my best reading to be not books about PTSD and healing, but about those who overcame adversity and did good with their lives. Gandhi, etc. Because I can see not some clinical stuff or studies or what-have-you, but some other real living person who went through the shi* and came out okay.
Judith Herman's book, mentioned by Muji, is one that is very good but like him, I can't always make it "stick" to my life without therapy help. I only started therapy not even 2 years ago and had my massive panic-to-the-ER breakdown/thru then, so I'm a total PTSD rookie in a lot of ways!
My therapist has also recommended my hubby read a book called "When Someone You Love Suffers From PTSD" by Zayfert and DeViva. He has not yet done so, but it apparently is not just applicable to those whose PTSD is from military service, and as odd as it sounds, I think I should maybe read it myself----someone I *should* love (me) suffers PTSD, after all. Hubby has not read the book, nor bought it yet. I just have it on the WIsh List.
Just random ideas.
Blessings,
Leo