Hi everyone! I am new to these forums but am hoping to deal with my anxiety/phobia and panic attacks once and for all! My anxiety is mainly centred around a specific phobia of mine - heights! Therefore I hate bridges, flying - anything high! This is coupled with driving anxiety. I panic when I can't picture the route (ie. going over any bridges) and when I go anywhere new. My panic attacks are centred around my response to the situation (I am terrified that when I fly I am going to panic and open the door and jump out!!). Does anyone else have a specific anxiety and/or panic attacks relating to specifics and how did you address them? Does CBT really work??? I am really keen to change my current life pathway and reconnect with the outgoing person I once was!
From my personal perspective, CBT can be very very helpful. I found that the more I know about panic and anxiety and how it works the better I can deal with it. CBT will help you understand why you get panicked and what the physiology of it is. This therapy really helps especially with anxiety.
I have general and social anxiety, not specific to a phobia, but CBT definitely helps.
