As you know I have a panic disorder, and for some reason I think that getting in a car is a good thing to do because as I drive away from home I do usually start calming down. The problem is that when I am first in the car I am not at my most functioning! That is why I got a car that has as many safety features as possible!!! I have brake assist, lane assist, traffic flow assist... My car is almost to the point of driving for me! I have the perfect car for me!!! When the self driving cars become more affordable I will buy one of those cars!
I haven't been handling my panic attacks and depression in the best way possible. Mental bio chemical illness is managed it doesn't go away. I haven't been managing mine the best lately and am having a lot of the my panic disorder coming out in physical forms! As I was panicking and in my car driving I call my cousin Sean and he talked me through the attack!!! (Thank you Sean! I will be happy to return the favor!) Then as I arrived back home I talked to a friend that is an alcoholic and she reminded me that all the self help books in the world can help but cannot replace a good therapist! That our mental, bio chemical illnesses need professional help when you are slipping back into the old unhealthy ways of dealing with them. After talking to her I remember my mother in law saying much the same thing to me about how when she was married she found an excellent therapist the she recommended to her friends on the sly. It was not a thing you wanted known in her day! Thank goodness it is becoming more and more accepted that we all have a little bit of mental illness in us and sometimes need help from a professional! I think It is time for some T-Shirt therapy!!! I need a good laugh! I am getting on the internet right after I post this blog!!!
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