Ten Steps to Relieve Anxiety. H. Michael Zal
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Название: Ten Steps to Relieve Anxiety
Автор: H. Michael Zal
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Здоровье
isbn: 9780882824512
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“Therapy did help but I got to the point where I felt that I wasn’t going any further,” she continued. “I was disgusted with myself and I felt that I was dragging you through the mud of my life with me. So I just stopped coming. You tried very hard. I knew that you were trying to tell me things and connect the dots for me. I would get it and then when I left, I couldn’t always make it work.”
I told her that I thought she was being too hard on herself, that perhaps her expectations were too high and that change takes time. I told her that I thought that she had made some progress. I asked her how her temper was. She answered, “Oh, my temper has been better. I don’t let myself get drawn into the chaos at work anymore and I’m not acting out. I guess I did make some progress.” I encouraged her, when she felt ready, to return to therapy and continue to takes steps in a positive direction. We wished each other well and hung up.
Susan’s Story
“My anxiety is a life-long problem. When I began therapy at age seventeen, I learned that I had been having anxiety attacks going back to when I was five. When I was young, it presented itself as a fear that something horrible would happen to my mother, who is an alcoholic. I could not sleep anywhere but at home. She’d have to come to my classroom and stay until they could pry me off of her.
“As I got older [high school], it took a toll on my physical being. I was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome. I barely ate because my stomach was in knots all the time. By my senior year, I was having anxiety attacks. I’d be in class and start thinking that I had to get out of there. I’d feel out of breath, my heart would beat fast and my palms would sweat. These attacks increased three years ago when my mom became ill. I’d feel out of control and my limbs would tingle.”
Susan was in her thirties when I first met her. She was a petite woman with green eyes who had been married for thirteen years, with two children and five dogs. Her husband was a salesman who traveled and was away at least one week a month. She described him as “a sarcastic, total hothead,” but she felt that they had a good marriage. Susan suffered at times from Temporomandibular Joint Disease (TMJ), irritable bowel syndrome, headaches and a balance disorder. “These physical things are frightening. I’m afraid I’m going to die,” she said. Susan had an inconsistent work history and had had multiple part-time jobs.
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