Understanding Four Common Anxiety Disorders

Mr. Low: I'm so glad I found your audio online regarding anxiety. I suffer terribly, especially with the worrying, to the point of making myself physically sick. I am actually in the midst of an attack right now. My daughter's doctor called and needs to speak to her, and of course, I assume the worst, and my stomach's in a knot and I feel sick. It will be after 9am in the morning before she can call them back, which might as well be an eternity. I'm just so sick with worry and I'm so sick of being sick with worry. I am hoping that you have a website with more audio files. I enjoy listening to you as it calms me. Can you advise on additional audio files?

Posted on 04/08/2008 at 6:04:05 PM

Hi Jim, I messaged you on the thyroid board as well. I think I fit into several of the category's here. Social and GAD. I was unable to listen to Post Traumatic for some reason as it stopped in the middle of GAD. But what you said was very true. With GAD I have excessive worry over everything. Like now my doctor just prescribed Prozac, (fluoxetine 20mg), and I just had taken a Lopressor. So like a fool I am waiting an hour to take the fluoxetine because I am worried the 2 will react somehow even though my doctor said it was okay to take them both at the same time. Talk about excessive! lol I wish I could find out the reasons why my body breaks out into shakes even when nothing is going on. I suffer all day with them now, on and off, since my thyroid surgery. Hopefully the medication I was given today will help. {{HUGS}}

Posted on 12/28/2007 at 11:12:52 AM

I can relate to having an anxiety disorder, and it can come out of no where. Or so it seems. I am a recovering alcoholic, and I know they go hand in hand. Major childhood trauma too.

Posted on 12/27/2007 at 4:12:54 PM

Very interesting. Suffering from Panic disorder myself, I can testify to how miserable it can be at times.

Posted on 12/27/2007 at 3:12:54 PM

Thanks for the post. I just wanted to say that I've been experiencing anxiety for several years now. There was a long period of time where I felt great, but then it came back almost out of nowhere. It's not easy to live with, and I don't believe in the med approach. But from your post I can say that I fit into the GAD group. Perhaps with time I will learn how to control it better.

Posted on 12/26/2007 at 8:12:36 PM

Very informative, thank you. My son (he's 6) has some pretty significant anxieties and it really can make certain things very difficult for him. I'll need to check out your other topics. Something we've recently dealt with in him is dermatillomania (compulsive skin-picking); while not specifically a diagnosis of anxiety many people (including his doctor and myself) believe that it does, indeed, have its roots in anxiety.

Posted on 12/26/2007 at 7:12:35 PM

One of my best friends had a lot of trauma as a child where we grew up. She went to college and never returned. After about a decade, She returned to visit with great effort and acted okay but it was a bit strained. Mostly, she gets panicky to think about this location but it does effect her life quite a bit. She's afraid to admit that she needs help but is in counseling finally. Next step is to take meds regularly.

Posted on 12/26/2007 at 8:12:45 AM