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Old Aug 27, 2011, 07:58 AM
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I am going through really bad panic attacks just about every day now. I am on meds and been doing therapy. Which doesn't seem to help.

My therapist has suggested a mood disorder program and I don't see how that can help in terms of the anxiety. I went in and talked to the people at the program and they wrote me off with depression. Anxiety isn't a criteria to get me in there so I don't see how it could be helpful for someone like myself with panic disorder, extremely bad social anxiety - the though of sitting in a group makes me anxious just thinking about it. To me it makes sense to address the social anxiety first so I can sit in these groups but my therapist is one of those just ride it out and hang in there type people and that doesnt work for me.

That program said I had GAD. LOL really? they gathered all that in one hour of seeing me and not LISTENING!!! I spent two yrs agoraphobic and have suffered panic attacks since 97.

As a result of this unresolved anxiety I have developed a eating disorder. I went into a treatment center and that was EXTREMLY hard for me due to the group interactions. I did not say what I wanted to or just kept quiet. Came home no support typing to piece my life back together did good with the e/d for a bit but the anxiety came back with a vengence.

I am so torn on this program - if I wasnt so damn social phobic it could maybe help then again I have specific phobia that need to be addressed some exposure therapy but that isnt in there program.

I dont know what to do i am barely functioning