More women experience anxiety but men experience it too! I had dinner with a male friend a couple of weeks ago and we talked a lot about our lives. On the surface he appears as a very successful salesman but inside he suffers from a ton of anxiety. Being a new single parent of 3 girls he also has a lot of pressure at work, he’s always working hard to be make more money. I’m sure men do feel a lot of pressure to provide but when he told me that he silently suffers with violent panic attacks when at home by himself I knew I could help him.
He now has the girls 50% of the time and hates that his family is broken apart. He tries to bring stablity to the girls and wants to be the ideal dad he can be but there’s no question, it’s hard being a single parent. When he doesn’t have the girls he’s working hard trying to meet his quota. He hates that his self esteem takes a dive if his numbers are down at work. He constantly measures his value by how much he sells. When he’s up he’s really up but when he’s down he’s really down. You wouldn’t know it to look at him, he appears very confident, handsome and self assured. He gives his time to charity events, shows up at several social functions, has a gorgeous house and many friends. But he admitted those quiet nights at home can be terrifying. The thoughts that swirl around his head are “what if I lose it all?” He came from a very poor upbringing and worked hard to be where he is but with sales it’s never a sure thing. The thought of losing it all sends him straight into panic. He feels sick to his stomach and gets so wound up that he told me on several occasions he has literally trembled with crazy thoughts going through his mind like “what if I die?”
I have to admit he was a little hesitant when I introduced the Panic Away program. At first he was determined to deal with it on his own, but then I asked him if he’s tried anything to get better and he sat quietly without an answer. I confirmed that Barry Joe McDonaugh’s Panic Away has helped thousands of people and just to hear me out. He finally agreed because he was getting more and more anxious as time went by.
Now he’s ready to deal with it and wants to conquer his anxiety - Super!
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