Quote From: britgalYou have the nerve to quote scripture. The only one who has pride is you. I have had panic attacks since age 13, agoraphobia at age 14 and couldn't leave my house for a year. I have since had a marriage of 23 years, three children, and now two grandchildren. I also own my own business, all the while fighting again debilitating panic attacks. How dare you assume anything about this. You know nothing at all. I don't want any ones pity but I would love to have a life of freedom from this. If they came up with brain surgery to stop the thoughts and the physical and emotional symptoms I would be the first in line. But only a few people know anything about my problem, I choose not to have people see me as different. My youngest son doesn't even know i have this issue. Please if you have no idea what you are talking about and have no sympathy then say nothing. People don't want this, they all want a normal life.
I agree with you for someone to quote scripture is terrible. My son suffered from generalized anxiety for over 20 years, but he has now overcome it using CBT. I would suggest that you go to this website: www.anxietynetwork.com . This is one of the websites of Dr. Richards, a psychologist that specializes in anxiety disorders. He suffered for over 20 years before he was able to overcome social anxiety (phobia) . He has since developed a 20 tape series for people suffering for anxiety. I purchased it for my son and it literally saved his life, because up until then his greatest wish was to go to sleep and never wake up. He now looks forward to the future.
