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Published: March 1, 2024, 6 a.m.

Last week SelfWork focused on what fear has to teach you \u2013 what it may lead you to think, feel, or experience. And this week, I want to talk about panic, panic disorder, and how you can listen to, learn from, and work with panic.

If you\u2019ve listened to SelfWork for a while now, you probably know that I experienced my first panic attack when I was in my late 20\u2019s. Having them changed my life \u2013 I thought at the time, for the worse. But I\u2019ve learned that, like many things, there are gifts that come into our lives that are initially experienced as unwelcome, unexpected, or hurtful.

We're also going to talk about treatment for panic. As my friend and anxiety expert Kimberley Quinlan says, to approach anxiety and challenge its hold on you, her mantra of \u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful day to do a hard thing\u201d applies.

The Speakpipe voicemail for today is from a young woman who describes her father as having narcissistic traits and at the least, has been emotionally and verbally abusive. He seems to have demanded that both of his daughters care for him rather than developing lives of their own \u2013 her mom died several years ago, and now, she\u2019s asking me what to do. The tape is a little fuzzy at times but I\u2019ll do my best to answer her question. My answer may not be as simple as you think...

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Vital Links:

Kimberley Quinlan's guest post episode on working with your anxiety

Great article in Psych Central on stopping contact with narcissistic relative\xa0

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