Who Am I?

Katie Holmes

I am Katie Holmes (haha, no, I’m not the famous scientologist, otherwise I wouldn’t even be allowed to believe in anxiety or depression at all!) I am 32 years old and I’ve been suffering from anxiety, panic attacks and depression for as long as I can remember. I didn’t know what was wrong with me as a kid, or why I didn’t want to be picked on for duck, duck, goose until my anxiety really manifested itself when I hit my teens. The bipolar symptoms were dismissed as raging hormones, but when I would refuse to go out with friends or to parties, my parents knew something was wrong. This started a long and painful journey in a search for the cure to treat my anxiety disorder.

Open For Blog Sharing

Being that I have had so much feedback, and lots of great comments, I have decided to open up my site for blog sharing.  So if you have a story you would like to share just contact me and I will review and post it here on my site for everyone to read and learn from.  Thanks for the great feedback everyone.

Auto Draft

So my site has been getting a little more traffic than I thought, well, a LOT more traffic than I thought. This is great, it is becoming a nice little place where some people can come and get some helpful information. I have also decided to put together this page so people wont have to search far for something that might help them out, whether it be a book, ebook, cd, whatever. I feel I have done more than enough searching into this stuff, so why not post it all here..

Another thing I would like to bring up just to get it out on the table is that I found out that I can make commissions on some of these products. I mean obviously nothing to retire on but I’m hoping just enough to keep the site going. Anyway, I just feel better that I am upfront on that.

So I hope you can get some use out of some of the things here, I did. Enjoy!

P.S. Some of these sites offer free stuff without having to pay for anything.. Free is always good!

Good place to start..

Good place to start.. Visit The Official Panic Away Site Here

Check Out Panic Attack Solution, some really great reading

Learn The Basics, it helps..




My Current Anxiety Cure Conclusion.

Sorry it’s been a while since my last post, but I wanted to see if some of the results I have been getting are “permanent”.  Anyone out there with panic attacks or an anxiety disorder knows that even a moderately successful anxiety cure can wear off, or become less effective.  So far, that does not seem to be the case here! After about a week on the program, I woke up one morning and realized that the day before was completely normal. I can’t even tell you the last full day I had where I didn’t think about my anxiety, have thoughts about eternal sleep, or wonder where my panic attack would rear it’s ugly head and force me to leave a movie theater or restaurant.

Yesterday, I went downtown and spent about three hours at the MALL.  No joke.  Completely crowded with people and the parking lot was packed, but I just did normal girlie things like get my toes done and make small talk with a kinda-hot older guy (gray hair actually does it for me, for some reason!)  I didn’t give him my number or anything, and the idea of being panic-attack-free was actually more exhilarating than the prospect of a date.  I’m going to continue to practice the program and if anything changes I’ll definitely let you know but for now I’m going to post the link on my anxiety blog because the past week has been worth every penny that this eBook cost.

I’m posting the link here and if anyone else who suffers from anxiety, panic attacks and depression has read this book or does intend to try it, please posts your comments on my blog.  I’m very curious to know what your experiences are.  I haven’t even used all the features yet (the book comes with some free stuff and anxiety and depression community support groups) but I am definitely looking forward to exploring further.

Thanks for reading.

Please check out my Related Links And Products page for a little info on the stuff i link to on my site.

You can click here to check out the Panic AwayBook

So How Is Your Battle With Anxiety?

Ugh… so aside from not remembering to take the stupid omega 3s half the time, they give me a tummy ache.  I don’t like the way they smell and I feel like my  breath smells like fish all the time, which is gross because I hate fish.  More importantly, I haven’t seen any effect on my anxiety or depression.  In fact I had a pretty severe panic attack in the car on the way home today.  The freeway here (sorry, not telling you where, potential stalker!) is so bad during rush hour that I get completely trapped with no way to exit or merge… just thinking about it is going to give me a panic attack, actually.  Perhaps the optimistic author would suggest that I avoid “triggers” like driving to work.  There has to be a way to find some anxiety relief that will allow me to exist in the real world.  I contacted the seller that sent me “last cure for social anxiety you will ever need” and he told me it wasn’t the last one he ever needed either. He told me he had been having anxiety attacks and issues with depression ever since he was a kid, too.  He gave me back my money (minus the fee PayPal took) and he emailed me a link to this program that he swears worked for him (hence selling off all his old books and other unsuccessful anxiety remedies).   It’s more expensive than my last book, but they will give a full refund “no questions asked”, so what the heck – I’ll definitely try it.  It’s a LOT cheaper than those hypnosis sessions. The website claims there are “more authentic testimonials” for this product than any other, or the program is free.  I’m a pretty good bull-s*** detector, and the testimonials have actually gotten me a little excited.

Keeping Things Moving.

So I finally got this book I ordered on overcoming anxiety and panic attacks. It “guarantees” to be the “last cure for social anxiety you will ever need”. I would mention the name of the book, but it was such a load of garbage I would hate to promote it in any way. Here’s an actual passage: “Anxiety and panic attacks are usually caused by certain triggers. If you recognize those triggers, you can take a deep breath before you start to panic or have an anxiety attack. Remember everything will be fine”. Oh really, is that all? This author obviously has never had a panic attack in her life. The last page: “Life is fun. Start enjoying yours today!” No one I know with anxiety and depression would ever say anything that includes “life” and “fun” in the same sentence! Depression and anxiety are miserable nightmares that have destroyed any hope for a normal existence. I’m getting my money back from Amazon. At least I bought the book used. (BTW, If anyone is interested in knowing the name of the book, please email me privately so I can save you the money.) So, on to new and exciting anxiety disorder cures… I was reading that some people treat their depression or bi-polar disorder with dietary supplements, like omega three fatty acids because, according to at least one source (Dr. Weil), an imbalance of omega 3’s (the good kind) and omega 6’s (the bad kind that come from McDonalds) is the cause of depression and bi-polar disorder and omega 3s are the cure. Easy enough…

Does Anyone See An Anxiety Cure In Sight?

I’ve been meaning to actively treat my anxiety and record my progress for a long time, and after the last embarrassing night of drinking socially to hide my anxiety attacks I have decided it is time.  I’ve been down the road of pharmaceuticals before, and I’ve had every side-effect from Zoloft zombie-brain to not being able to pee while on Paxil! Depakote used to make me fall asleep at my desk and I almost lost my job.  I definitely don’t feel like myself on any of them, and it’s unbearable.  I need to find a natural cure for anxiety and depression that isn’t really expensive, because I know my health insurance won’t cover anything that doesn’t require a prescription.

My panic attacks have been increasingly worse as I get older, and they have been inhibiting me from leading a normal life and potentially finding a partner I can date without freaking out and ruining it.  I’ve tried some natural anxiety remedies, such as hypnosis, meditation, and even medical marijuana because I live in California (which made it a lot worse, actually, and was even more zombie-brain than the Zoloft).

Does anyone have any information or stories about a successful homeopathic or natural anxiety cure?