WI - try the "worry hour" if you find yourself getting upset about the upcoming weekend (I would suggest earlier than 1 AM however :-) ) . If you catch yourself worrying or what if'ing at any time other than the hour you set - tell yourself to STOP - this is not the time I am allowed to worry. That may help too - but what you did was wonderful !!!! Just goes to show what our "stinkin thinkin" does to us - and you turned it around with ONE sentence ! Way To GO !!!!

JMO - yep- alot of people think panic/anxiety is anger that one has repressed.......I am still not 100% convinced, at least not in ALL cases. I think many many people suffer from these issues due to "lack of control".....for example : TYPICALLY people who start having true panic disorder (MAJOR difference in panic attacks and disorder), have it start after a major life event, ie. death of a loved one, divorce, birth of a baby, job change, moving, etc etc etc. I developed panic DISORDER after the birth of my first son. I had had panic attacks before he was born, but not disorder. When he was born - I was "no longer in control......of anything". I could not control when he would sleep- or when I could get some sleep, I could not control anything with a baby in the house - he was in control! It was when I started realizing I was not in control, I developed full blown panic disorder (of course back then no one knew that was what I had, so it went undiagnosed for 13 more years, it was only once I was diagnosed I was able to figure out why and when it started. Therefore, I would not say my case was repressed anger. I think if you read 10 books on Panic DISORDER - you will have a 50/50 split on the cause. I still think "Anxiety, Phobias and Panic- taking Charge and Conquering Fear" by Reneau Z. Peurifoy, and "Panic Disorder:What you dont know may kill you" by Dr. William D. Kernodle are 2 of the best books out there specifically about panic and anxiety. But, I am looking forward to knowing which book you are speaking of.

I am so glad to see you post that you are excited about this information you have read , and using it with your T to move forward to get better ! "Feel the fear and do it anyway" !!!! Good luck - and keep us posted !!!!