hi my name is tracey and im from eastbourne

i ve suffered with panic attacks since i was teenager and also for the last 14 years have developed agoraphobia because of this. 3 years ago i was eastbourne bound and unable to travel any where out of it even some areas of eastbourne that i didnt know well induced panic attacks. due to a horrible personal situation i was in a desperate need for help and with the help of CBT i have now been able to travel on trains to brighton and hastings. I have been also able to build up an area outside of eastbourne that i can drive round (although i do not drive i have had to rely on someone to help me with this). The driving around i have found much harder to do and dont see myself going on long drives any time soon.....but i do hope some time this year i will make it to london by train.

good to see this forum for eastbourne and sussex and look forward to swapping info with you all and for me small and regular steps seem to work

Hi Tracey, just want to say well done for what you have achieved and it's so true that small, regular steps is the best way. Good luck with everything

Jenny
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Hi Tracey

Good to see you have posted on the forum. I was interested to read that you have found CBT useful. I have read about it but never had therapy, never had it offered by my GP, how did it help you?

Gill

Hi Tracey,

Oh my god this is such a late post! Nevertheless, welcome to the forums, I hope you'll decide to visit and post some more! I'm afraid I'm a bit of an occasional regular to the forum, but I do like to attend any group events we get up to.

I used to take the train every day up to London for my job, and more recently I used to head to Brighton on the train from Polegate or Hampden Park. The last time I did that would be about 5 years ago and although my anxiety is much more under control these days I do feel dread whenever people tell me they've been on the train to Brighton or Hastings - hence I felt it when I read your post! Silly since I drive to Brighton almost every day...!

Nice to hear from you.