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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / November 2006OTP: the interview on agoraphobia
a couple of you had emailed me, wondering what happened to the interview I did for an NPR show (about being agoraphobic as a child and adolescnet). it never aired due to NPR's fundraising week, but it's in their archives at this link: http://tinyurl.com/yzfdur the first long interview is of an immigrant family, and is very interesting, but if you just want to skip to my VERY truncated interview, it starts at minute 44. diane Diane,That was a very nice interview. I'm sure your story, even abbreviated, is going to help a lot of folks out there. I went thru several years of severe anxiety in grade school. It wasn't until years later in my twenties that I came to understand them as 'panic attacks'. In my desperation as a 12 year old I invented some coping tools that 'sorta' helped.. I believe I had a variety of the disorder that you outgrow sometimes. At the time no one really understood what was going on with me and my parents were both frustrated and worried. My father (bless his soul) hung in there with me and kept me really close till it got easier. We spent a lot of time together at the farm and the extra security and protection I felt with him made the difference. Before I heard your story I was wondering if you had become a writer partly because it was a solitary occupation with fewer panic situations. Thanks for sharing. johnie > a couple of you had emailed me, wondering what happened to the > interview I did for an NPR show (about being agoraphobic as a child and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > diane wow, johnie, i'm sorry to hear you went through that as well, and glad to hear you recovered. that's why i'm sad the interview never aired--i think it would be encouraging for parents of children with panic disorder. no, becoming a writer was my second career. i was well over the agoraphobia by the time i became a medical social worker--although now that i think about it, the interview left out the part about getting over my fear of hospitals! writing, however, is a great career for someone who has to fit in several doctor appointments a week. sigh. i don't know that i could hold a 9-5 job these days. diane johnie, your childwood/young adulthood could have been mine as well - same situation. I purposely seek out places where it is quiet and I can be alone at those times when anxiety wants to consume me. I am on medications for anxiety and clinical depression, but a lot of noise and confusion (whether negative or positive) is hard on me later. Be well. Nanny > Diane,That was a very nice interview. I'm sure your story, even > abbreviated, is going to help a lot of folks out there. I went thru [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> >> diane
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