Posted by Jim on 25/2/2013, 10:27 pm

Having suffered from AP for many years, avoidant became the key word in how I organised my life and work. The result was that I became more and more isolated and missed out on a great many activities that make life enjoyable. When I had a day’s stay in hospital, my AP became more of a worry for me than my surgery under full anaesthetic and I finally decided I had to get help. I have just spent two nights in London where, together with another 10 guys, I have received help, instruction and guidance of such high quality and usefulness that I can only kick myself for not attending a workshop years ago. Now I really understand the problem, and I’ve made progress in desensing in two days that’s well beyond my expectation. I have the tools and information to sort my thoughts which are the cause of my problem and I finally have the confidence to tackle it. I know I have load of work to do but now at least I know what to do and how to handle any knock backs that occur in the process. It’s up to me and that makes me feel really good. Above all I can’t thank the UKPT team enough for giving up their time and expertise to help me and I enjoyed the anecdotes and banter of the guys there, all positive and in good humour. Jim (Posted on behalf of Jim from his email - Andrew)

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