I was enjoying a great dinner at a restaurant with some girlfriends the other night that I met through an anxiety support group. One of them brought another friend whom I was just meeting for the first time. She had suffered with anxiety as well. I was very impressed by her self confidence when she came into the room, she was very pretty but it wasn't that it was the way she held herself. I wanted to ask her if the Panic Away Program helped her to become so confident? By the end of the evening I finally was brave enough to ask what her secret was. She laughed and told me I wouldn't believe it but not even a year earlier she was a totally different girl. This is what she told me:
After being laid off from her job of 5 years she began to feel overwhelmed with anxiety when she was not able to find another job. It became so extreme that it was hard for her to even think she could experience any relief! She said she had such intense anxiety over anything and everything and it began to affect every area of her life. Her self esteem dropped even more when she lost her job, she had always been more of a nervous, quiet and reserved type but now she was isolating herself from family and friends. She covered up her pain by eating and gained 50lbs! She cried every time she looked in the mirror.
She had no idea how to make her anxiety go away on her own, she was ashamed, embarrassed and wouldn't open up to anyone. She still felt no relief even after trying a few herbal treatments. Even though she felt desperate, when her doctor suggested medication she said no. As more time passed the attacks got worse and she couldn’t bear when the next one would occur.
Her mom noticing how overwhelmed and stressed she seemed finally approached her and mentioned that she was doing a lot of research and wanted to talk to her about anxiety. As soon as she said the word anxiety she burst into tears, but a part of her was glad it was finally out in the open. She said she came across an anxiety program that she thought could really help - and that’s when she told her about Barry Joe McDonagh’s Panic Away Program.
That was 10 months ago....now she’s lost the 50lbs and she’s won the battle against anxiety! When she starts to feel the odd bout of anxiety she is now able to handle it calmly and it quickly dissipates when she applies the things that she learned through the Panic Away Program. And as an added bonus she has gained a whole new self-acceptance and self confidence!
She is now so passionate about helping other people with their anxiety attacks through support and encouragement. She said if she can do it anybody can! As an added bonus her confidence has soared to new heights and she loves being back to her care-free self!
Kirsten Young loves to write and do research on anxiety. She is a mom of 2 boys who started researching anxiety years ago to help her young son.
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