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Anxiety

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Trickle · 30/01/2010 21:18

Apologies for the long post

I keep getting flight or fight - used to threaten to be a pannic attack that I would control with breathing and often dh help. I have the outward stuff so controlled now noone else - not even dh can tell. There is no pattern, no reason nothing but I get them at least 6 times a day lasting anything from 30 seconds to 5 minutes - might not sound like long but it is very wearing.

Was in therapy but my therapist left, have a copy of the notes she made and they are so inaccurate they are laughable. I wasn't making much progress anyway and was getting much better results with EMDR, which no one will fund now. I tried to see the GP who would be able to give me the OK but as he is upstairs at the practice and won't come down to me and I'm not able to go upstairs it's just got stupid.

I don't really want to go back becasue if they can be so off the mark what is the point. I was reffered about 5 times over the course of a month to the CMHT about 5 months ago - but the consultant psychologist only made an appointment to see me 2 weeks ago, and being 37 weeks pregnant by then with very bad mobility I had to cancel and they havn't got back in touch to make a new appt. I'm now 39 weeks and really don't see the point. They've left it blummin late now.

I'm just tired of fighting for support and trying to get well. I spent years feeling suicidal (11 - about 19, I'm now 27). It looks like I'm going to spend years controlling my behaviour and anxiety. The main thing I'm worried about is the effect this could have on my baby and it seems like local services couldn't give a stuff.

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IBlameThePMT · 30/01/2010 21:28

So sorry to hear you feel like this. I just wanted to respond because no one else had. i have no real advice Im afraid, but can at least say that I used to suffer horribly from anxiety, like you, but as I've got older it has eased off hugely. I got much, much better in my 30's, it just seemed to ease off on its own. I have been on anti depressants and various other drugs at the worst points, which has helped. I think you need to try to get that appointment with the CMHT as soon as poss. You owe it to yourself as wellas your baby to be as well as you can be, and hopefully they can help.

CBT helped me control my anxiety and depression - thats worth looking into when you have time (maybe not now when a baby is on the way!)

Good luck with it all.

Trickle · 30/01/2010 22:41

Thank you

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