Steven - Module 8

Wow, this was probably one of the most helpful, but intense, modules I’ve done. As they said, these were not fun, with the first few being the worst because they replicated my attacks so well. They did get easier with time and I noticed that I was a little less afraid of the symptoms when I started to experience them outside of these sessions, since I was able to recognize them as signs of anxiety and not get too freaked out thinking that having them automatically meant that a panic attack was on its way.

Exercise	Symptoms Experienced	Intensity of Symptoms (0 – 10)	Intensity of Distress ( 0 – 10)	Similarity (0 – 10)
Hyperventilating (60 sec)	Light headedness	10+	10+	Totally!
Breathing through a straw (0 – 120 sec)	Chest tightness, feeling as though I couldn’t get enough air.	8	7	8
Spinning while standing or sitting (60 sec)	Like I was playing dizzy, couldn’t walk in a straight line.	9	5	5
Running in place (60 sec)	A little out of breath, but not much – I work out, after all ☺ Perhaps I should have gone a little harder.	4	2	2

Read Module 8 reports from the other learners.

Jenny	Mark	Ann-Marie