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Community Services - Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust 2022-11-08 Person 5 5 0

I received CBT for panic disorder and GAD. It was effecting my life and was making me consider being signed off sick at work because I couldn’t cope with the stress. I only felt safe at home in my bed because didn’t want to risk having a panic attack. I would also fear when the next panic attack would be. Throughout my treatment, Eleanor Braganza was so compassionate and understanding with my condition. She 100% listened to everything that was troubling me and made me feel like I ‘wasn’t going mad’ and that I was truly suffering from mental health issues. It was like I was talking to a friend and I learnt so much about my own mental health and how to cope with day to day life. Now, I can present to people at work, drive to new places and I can cope being in uncomfortable situations- like going on the tube. Before therapy I would have panic attacks on the tube and public transport and now I can do it after exposure therapy that Eleanor led me through.

The service would be even better if there was an after service was accessible where you could re-read all previous work in therapy