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Menopause Discussion => Personal Experiences => Topic started by: Rowan on November 07, 2013, 10:23:22 AM

Title: Anxiety
Post by: Rowan on November 07, 2013, 10:23:22 AM

For anyone suffering from anxiety/panic attacks

Claire Weekes really helped me when I out of the blue started to get panic attacks, I was greatly comforted by her books

Now they are on youtube.. I will be be bookmarking this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdG9TjR6D08

Title: Re: Anxiety
Post by: honeybun on November 07, 2013, 01:56:20 PM

Thanks SL.


Very useful. I have not got any of her books so this will be helpful.

Honeyb
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Title: Re: Anxiety
Post by: Dyan on November 07, 2013, 05:15:45 PM

Thanks silverlady.
I remember years ago reading one of Claire weekes books.
'self help for your nerves' I think it was called.

Just looked at the link.
Very interesting.

Title: Re: Anxiety
Post by: CLKD on November 08, 2013, 11:36:07 AM

She helped me not one bit  >:( - by the time I got to reading everything on the subject I could pick up, she had moved on and to be honest, I felt that her books read like she had never been in my situation.   :-\

Title: Re: Anxiety
Post by: Dyan on November 08, 2013, 11:43:35 AM

Yes I agree CLKD.
I read the book but it didn't make me better.
It was only that my GP at the time recommended it.
My GP then didn't have a clue either :-\

Title: Re: Anxiety
Post by: Dancinggirl on November 08, 2013, 06:12:48 PM

silverlady - i just dipped into the Utube link you gave and found it very interesting - so much common sense.  She was probably a pioneer in her time when so many were over complicating things. I only watched the first couple of episodes and i suspect she is using cognitive behavioural treatment which is now accepted as the best way forward for many.  The pressures on women are so great these days I think nervous exhaustion is an ongoing problem that is simply not addressed.
Last summer 2012, when I went for my annual HRT check up, I told the practise nurse how exhausted and stressed I was after a particularly tough few months and she simply told me to take some hot baths with scented candles - I wanted to scream at her. DG x

Title: Re: Anxiety
Post by: CLKD on November 08, 2013, 08:44:52 PM

Nothing wrong with scented baths and candles as long as we feel we are being listened to  ;)

Title: Re: Anxiety
Post by: Dancinggirl on November 08, 2013, 09:18:32 PM

She wasn't listening, she was being patronising. For my check up this year I made my appointment with the other practise nurse who is so much better. Can't take hot baths anyway because it aggrivates my burning fanny.   :-X dgx