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Hi, I'm Linda...SAHM to 2. I'm here to offer support and to check out all the helpful info! ;-) 

Hi All! My name is Kristine, I am 43 years old, mother of three daughters 24,17,15. I have been married to my husband for well over 21 years, I was a corporate mother who chose to become a stay at home mom. I have suffered from anxiety, panic disorder for at least 10 years. Although I had symptoms as I look back starting in my late teens. I think this group has been needed for quite some time and for those who suffer with this disorder, don't be afraid or feel alone, for those of us who have been there will never let anyone suffer alone.

hugs

Kristine 

Hello I'm Maidn , or Wendi I am a single mother of 6 children, I am a survivor physical, emotional , sexual abuse from my childhood and my 15 year marriage. I had ptsd , 2 years ago I had a new therapy and since then I have worked with the dr's and counselors to customize it to abuse survivors . My days of panic attack are gone now . I am here to lend support ... Glad to meet everyone 

Hello all,

My name is Jen and I have 2 daughters (15 and 11).  I have been married for 5 years.  I was diagnosed when  I was 29 and called an ambulance because I thought I was having a heart attack.  I was on  Zoloft for a year and when they took me off of it the withdrawal symptoms were so bad I decided to stay away from medications.  Usually when I get a panic attack, I go outside and breath fresh air and tell myself "You are not going to die, this will pass" over and over.

Lately with the economy, my husband losing his job, my wages getting garnished, bill collectors calling non-stop, my oldest officially hitting high school and finiding she has 2 bulging discs in her back, my youngest hitting 6th grade and thinking she is 20 now, and just trying to get through each day, my attacks are getting worse and worse and some days I feel like I am just going to explode.  I get tears in my eyes at work alot (I work as a tutor in a middle school) and I tell the kids that I have really bad allergies.

I dread going home...the DH will be waiting to tell me all these "promising" job applications he put in today...which will never turn out for him.  My 15-year-old's snotty, bossy, mouth.  My 11-year-old's constant battel with everything...I swear to you that if you look at this child wrong she will burst into tears and has always been this way.  Sometimes I just want to scream at them from the top of my lungs to all SHUTUP!!!

On top of all this going on, my good friend and coven member Candy is having surgery at noon today to have a fallopian (sp)  tube removed because she is in extreme pain and it is full of "junk".  We are doing our Samhain gathering tomorrow and she will be able to sit with us at most.  This has just doubled my workload and I am really stressing out.

OMG did I just write like a short novel?  I am so sorry but it really felt nice to just type it all out.

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hi, my name is jo. i am 25. i live in NY. i have two boys.  i am onantidepressants. my hubby may have grave's disease. he has a few panic attacks a day, has heart palpitations and is in the process of thyroid testing.  he is also 25. here to meet cool moms and help if i can. anyone who wants to help me is also more than welcome to,lol

Hi I'm Mary, I'm 31 (32 in Nov) I started having panic attacks after my hubby was in a car wreck during our first Christmas together  in 2003,  Mostly they come while driving, but now it's with horomone changes during that time of the month...or excessive stress or worry.  I was on Paxil for about 2 years then went off to get pregnant, and my anxiety went away (I was going to counseling too) then when we were getting ready to move, I started having then again....now I"m on Celexa and it's working but I don't want to be on meds for ever....I'm just looking for some support and ideas to keep my stress/anxiety in check and be able to deal with it all better....We have one little boy who is 3 and would like to start trying for another soon....

Hello Ladies~

My name is Stephanie and I'm a wife of 21 years to my DH and mom of 2 kids. My daughter is 22 and on her own, and my son is 11 and is living with high functioning autism.  I'm looking forward to sharing and learning from all of you and offering a shoulder to anyone who may need it. 

Blessings~

I so know that pehaps we live in the same house.. jk ... Dispite your DH and his endless apps to whatever jobs.. My 15 yr old and 11 yr old sound the same as yours... my 4 yr old seems to be the lesser of the two... He gets what I am going through for the most part. Perhaps that is why I don't mind going places with him and can't stand going with anwyone else..

I feel for you truly ... Thanks for coming to the group .. It's unreal being a parent and though we love our kids dearly they can really wreck our mentally at times .. ..

HUGE HUGS

You came to the right place.. For support! There are so many here that can help you out.. I am like you and don't want to be on meds forever. I am glad celexia works for you for me it caused my symptoms to be worse.. They called it a sever drug reaction.

I am going to be posting more ideas as to how one can work on their pain, their thinking and such. There are also others that are great for the positive and cognitive thinking of it...

Good luck and always ask anything .. and post anything ..