I'm Letting This Rule My Life

[misty85]

It's my friends wedding next week and I have had severe anxiety and panic attacks from last year after loosing a parent, to the point I'm almost agoraphobic I can hardly leave my house. I can't take my little 1 out and I hide it a lot from people. I'm currently getting help from local mental health team but my anxiety is through the roof because I'm never going to make it to this wedding and I'm going to let my best friend and my child down, I feel so low and useless. My life is ruined daily by these panic attacks

Have you ever listened to Eckhart Tolle. He spent years in depression and anxiety. He turned his life around. There are many videos, he's such an inspiration to many. Best wishes.

I'm glad you have help from your mental health team. Does your friend know how you feel, if she's a real friend she will understand if you can't make it. Do uou have a mutual friend who could skype the ceremony for you? I would suggest putting together something personal as a gift e.g. photo scrapbook of the happy couple as an extra gift to show how much she means to you even if you can't make the wedding.

Can your GP prescribe you something to help? A one-off thing? I know people sometimes get prescriptions for fear of flying, or driving tests.

I feel for you op, after losing my parents my anxiety has gone through the roof