My Initial CBT Meeting at Keele

So I finally managed to get a meeting with a CBT therapist/psychologist. I was able to explain everything I had wrote in my blog and felt reassured that the main things that are affecting me at the moment: fear of dying/having an accident when driving, fear of needing the toilet and fear of having a panic attack will get sorted through the therapy. During the meeting I was given material on the basics of panic attacks such as what’s happening, apparently a better understanding of the sensations and physical effects help to reduce anxiety. I was also given information the feeling of the world not being real and breathing techniques which I haven’t read yet but will post back on. I will not have to wait three weeks for my first meeting so will keep you posted.