Think you have problems read on ,i have a few ways that might help,things work!!

[survivor of panic]

heres my list ,ptsd-panic attacks-agoraphobia-night terrors-night sweats-trapped i could not drive what if i had a panic attack then?--generalised anxiety-- personality dissorder is a catch all diagnosis-could not take a deep breath--where can i get help if i leave there might not be anybody to help me if an attack comes on--i have been so scared of having an attack that i was trapped in a room in the house --couldnt go outside--couldnt go to sleep--major depression--social diorder- tried every combination of medications made!! Finally i started getting myself together one piece at a time but i am functioning,traveling, lots of these diorders feed on another one and another and another and there you are all caught up in the mess and it is very hard to tell someone how you feel to friends ect,if they havnt traveled the road ,or been there or have at least experianced something.Try to explain to your group or buddies you cant go because you are afraid to drive.   Think they understand ?nope,if you have a phobia like driving it is nothing like being afraid of spiders or snakes the ratio between being afraid of a spider understanable to all or having a panic attack and feeling like you are about to die or cant get your breath not so common for people to understand!!!!How about depersonalization think if you explained it so specificaly and to each thought running through your head , they just dont get it because they just cant comprehend the fact that you feel like you are not there anymore although you are ,will you come back or are you stuck there where the sensation of slowly going from your semi normal life being more afraid you will be there forever nothing seems real anymore.And normal ,exactly what is normal--you should be more normal instead of being all stressed out all the time,worring about this and that all the time,could this be normal . They say "normal is the actions,having a job,house,sports,be like and do what the biggest majority of the population does,acts ect." So is there really a normal state most everybody hase something different than the others some more prounced or harder to control are we normal ? Most of my problems stem from an abusive childhood from being born till i was 16 years old, and thats my story,and i can tell you about self help books ,i think i have one of of each they are nice in the store when you read on the back about how to cure panic sounded good but its just like a diet there are tons of books,ways and bla/bla/bla. Sorry to ramble anyone have questions ,comments ect i will give the best idea i can to help because i have been there and back !!!!!!

[lilbluinsomniac]

after reading all of the posts i have read and making my own...i am incredibly angry. at the people who just don't believe us and pass it off. The professionals who say I'm just overreacting. I am incredibly tense right now, could you please tell me about some self help books?

[Celine]

The best self help book I have read was at the start of my cbt group. It is called Been There, Done that, DO THIS! by Sam Obitz. It is the authors story of how he came upon cbt and his struggles and successes using cbt after all else failed to help him.