Re: TO SANDIE-Ok everyone on count of three

[Guest guest]

On the count of three everyone give Sandie a virtual hug, not hard

because we don't want to take her breath away but heavenly like we're

all floating on beautiful soft clouds and with a touch that tells her

in her heart how powerfully we're hugging....

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In Breathe-Support , james wallman

wrote:

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> Lou,

> You write very well and express your feelings so clearly. I can

identify so easily with your situation, as I'm sure many folks here

can. You may already know this so forgive me if I sound like I'm

preaching. I, too, have developed phobias/anxiety/and panic attacks

since having this disease, at 60+ years old. I am assured by doctors

and mental health professionals that this is absolutely normal for

someone with compromised breathing. The good news is that there is

relief out there. I don't know your situation but most insurance

allow some mental health services. The combo of a good therapist and

the proper meds can do wonders for your quality of life. The trick is

finding a good therapist.....there are so many out there that

shouldn't be. We call them " wounded healers " ...they get into the

field more to help themselves than to help others. and actually do

damage. I also identify with your feeling of being unable to control

this stuff. Very scary, very frustrating. I pray

> that you find some relief, some peace to help you battle this

monster.

>

> jim IPF 05

> alaska

>

>

> Lou wrote:

> Sandie, I am going through the same thing you are going

through right

> now as far as your inner feelings. I am not job searching but wish

I

> could.

>

> I totally understand you and hope you can, like me, try hard to

just

> let yourself become more of a part of this wonderful group. If you

> don't need that job, you need us for sure. We love you so much and

> want you to be well like all of us would like.

>

> Yesterday I went to the pharmacy across the street, (had to drive)

> and even though it is close, I had to drive cause I couldn't walk

> that far. As I pulled in our parking lot, I realized that this

> dreadful disease had really got a grip on me that I don't like. We

> all don't like it either. No one really understands, do they? I

> mean like family? They try to understand but don't, plain and

simple.

>

> When my hubby went to work this morning, I did not feel well at

all.

> I thought I was going to go into a panic attack and couldn't

> breathe. When he said good bye and shut the door, I thought I would

> never see him again. Fear overcame me and I couldn't move. That

> hasn't happened to me in over 30 years. I used to have agoraphobia

> 30 years ago after my first hubby left me. It was horrid and I just

> wanted to die. The feeling that my life is now over is the feeling

I

> had this morning. I can't control it, it is controlling me no

matter

> how sane I stay and how much I pray. Can't get used to it and don't

> want to get used to it either. I hate it with every breath I

> breathe. The antibiotic the pulmo gave me yesterday and the codiene

> med has really helped my congestion, that much I can say, but WHO

AM

> I? I don't know who I am because the drugs I am taking is like

being

> someone else. What gives with this life?

> Lou

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