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Topic: Re:Panic Attacks
Posted by: Sarah Maria
Date/Time: 21/08/14 09:49:00

Hi Gigi,
I, myself, suffer from Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Panic Attacks - and have found Cognitive Behavioural Therapy the most useful and successful treatment. Though sometimes a bit of pharmaceutical support is necessary to get me (one? the patient?) sufficiently calm/focussed/clear headed to actually be able to make it to the CBT session and then engage with the therapist.  I know that, in my case, when my anxiety is free-wheeling I could be talking to a world expert with a hypnotic voice and nothing would help - the adrenalin surging through my system would make it impossible for me to take in or process anything that was being said.
If your friend can cope with a short-ish journey, there's a wonderful "clinic" called the Alma Practice on Exhibition Road in South Kensington - I've seen two of their CBT therapists over the years when my Panic Disorder has really flared up, and they have really saved me. And, compared to the Priory and Harley Street, they're pretty reasonable (£95/session if I remember correctly). Can't recommend them highly enough.
Good luck to your friend - and please feel free to PM me if you think I can be of any help with advice of any sort.
Sarah x

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            Re:Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks31/01/13 19:31:00 C Wynne
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks31/01/13 20:21:00 Tessa Russell
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks20/08/14 21:13:00 Claire Moran
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks20/08/14 21:15:00 bobby osborne
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks20/08/14 21:18:00 Claire Moran
   Re:Panic Attacks31/01/13 18:03:00 Claudia Young
      Re:Re:Panic Attacks31/01/13 19:59:00 Michael Brown
         Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks20/08/14 21:15:00 Claire Moran
      Re:Re:Panic Attacks31/01/13 19:59:00 John Hickman
         Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks31/01/13 20:55:00 Susan Kelly
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks01/02/13 16:51:00 R Rees Williams
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks20/08/14 20:32:00 Viv Griffiths
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks20/08/14 21:38:00 Claire Moran
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks20/08/14 22:04:00 Pete Mayes
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks20/08/14 22:14:00 Nikki Howard
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks20/08/14 22:30:00 Lynne Bruce
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks20/08/14 22:40:00 Stuart Kerr
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks21/08/14 00:48:00 Georgina Flint
   Re:Panic Attacks21/08/14 09:49:00 Sarah Maria
      Re:Re:Panic Attacks21/08/14 13:32:00 Georgina Flint
         Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks21/08/14 13:56:00 Sarah Maria
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks21/08/14 14:44:00 Georgina Flint
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks21/08/14 14:53:00 Pete Mayes
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks21/08/14 16:42:00 Georgina Flint
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks06/09/14 07:17:00 Georgina Flint
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks06/09/14 16:13:00 Georgina Flint
   Re:Panic Attacks21/08/14 15:08:00 Sean Wales
   Re:Panic Attacks21/08/14 18:19:00 Ben Forster
      Re:Re:Panic Attacks21/08/14 22:24:00 Georgina Flint
         Re:Re:Re:Panic Attacks07/09/14 10:20:00 Martin Weaver

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