It's been quite a while since I posted here. Things have been going pretty well on the panic front, but I have been having terrible allergy problems.

I'll write more on that in a minute, but on the panic side I do want to comment On Rose's diary. I was reading it yesterday and she was talking about having a problem being stuck in traffic. I felt so sorry for her because I can relate totally to that. I wrote earlier about my problem at stoplights. It's the feeling of being trapped with nowhere to go if you have a problem. I still don't like being stuck on the freeway or in any traffic jam. I did learn a good coping mechanism when I was having my stoplight problem. Put a rubberband around your wrist and snap it! It distracts your mind from all the negative thoughts and really works. Thankfully I don't have to use that anymore. I can pretty much just distract myself by thinking about other things and telling myself "I'm fine!"

Back to the allergies. They have been a part of my life for a long time now. I first went to the doctor about 16 years ago and had the usual allergy skin tests. He pronounced that I was allergic to weeds, grass, pollen, dust, trees (olive) and cat hair! I have since leaned that I am also allergic to mercury which adds a whole different set of problems. I then proceeded to allergy shots for two years with no success. And what a pain that was! Back and forth to the doctor constantly. I remember the first shot I ever got was on our anniversary. We went out to dinner and I was totally miserable. It all went to my eyes and I could hardly see! I guess I should have picked a different day to start! Anyway I did the shots for about two years until I had the first panic attack at Meteor Crater. I have always wondered a little if putting all that mixture in my system could have contibuted to putting my body out of balance. Could that really be good for you? Two years of shots and the allergies weren't any better. Maybe the concoction they made up wasn't right, but then I had the panic to deal with so I stopped all the shots.

Posted by elizabeth | Filed under: Allergies