Hi Kristyn,

And welcome to the group.

Firstly, grab yourself a copy of the EFT Protocol from my site, there's
a link to it at the end of the Panic Attack and EFT article on the
front page.

Familiarise yourself with the technique, it's very easy, and after a
little practice you can then start to deal with the anxiety surrounding
driving.

Create opening statements that cover all your feelings, horrors and
fears that come up while you are just thinking about driving. Really
cover every detail such as the fear of being stuck in a traffic jam
which used to freak me out terribly and there were always certain
points in a journey I did regularly that made me panic even more for
completely unknown reasons.

I really don't know how I used to drive when I was panicking, it was
like I held my breath from the moment I got in the car until I got back
out and that couldn't have been a very safe way to drive. Just wish I'd
had EFT back then.

You'll also find that once you have reduced your anxiety levels the
pains you get won't feel quite so acute or threatening

Try the protocol and let us know how it goes. If you get into any
difficulties just ask.

And many congratulations on your graduation!

Nicola

http://nicolaquinn.com


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> I subscribed a couple of weeks ago but still have not introduced
> myself. I am a married 26 year old with 2 beautiful girls. I first
> started dealing with panic attacks about 4 years ago. They were
> horrible and still are. I got on paxil and it helped but I had a
> hard time getting off of it. I would never recommend it to anyone.
> If it wouldn't have been for my youngest daughter, I would never
> have gotten off of it. I had her on Dec.5,2003 and while I was in
> the hospital I decided it would be a good time to try getting off
> again. It worked, I have been off it for over a year now. I went
> panic attack free for 9 months then all of a sudden they came back.
> It is horrible. I get sharp shooting pains in my head and I
> convince myself I am having a brain anuesym. I know it is silly. I
> had a brain MRI in Sept. because of a car accident I was in last
> Nov. of 2003, the MRI came back normal but I am still having a hard
> time telling myself that I am ok. The hardest thing for me to do is
> DRIVE! I hate it, I always have an attack. I refuse to get on
> anything that is addictive. Right now I am trying HTP.CALM. Has
> anyone ever tried this and does it work? I just graduated with a
> bachelors in Criminal Justice and am about to start my internship.
> I am really nervous and hope that I can do it. I also have been
> trying Xanax for a couple of weeks but that is just for temp.
> relief. Can anyone help?
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