Many people know that I suffer for panic disorder with agoraphobia, but not to the extent I�ve suffered. Mainly because I�ve kept most of it to myself. I�m writing this account of the last few years of my life for a couple of reasons. One, I want people to see a different side of panic disorder they didn�t before. Two, it�s a way for me to continue making progress in my day to day life with panic disorder. Three, this is a way of letting people know just how much it has affected my life and everyone around me. Four, I have a really hard time talking about it, but writing is very easy for me. It�s more comfortable for me to write about it than to talk to someone face to face about it. Five, if my story can help someone else who may suffer get help or be more able to talk with someone about, then it�s worth it.
By no means am I writing this for people to feel sorry for me. I don�t feel sorry for myself and don�t want others to feel that way toward me. It�s some insight into what I�ve been dealing with and have held inside of me for so long. This is my journey through some tough issues I was forced to face and the blessing it really was. |
