Stephen's Symptoms I first approached Andrew for therapy after having experienced panicky feelings of unreality in increasing frequency over the last few years. In May this year, I began having these panic experiences every day. My heart would race, I would become disoriented, I would not be able to understand or pay attention to others. […]
Dan from Muswell Hill, counselling for social anxiety: “I have suffered from anxiety for what seems like most of my adult life. Over the last few years, it has really got in the way of me doing things. From working with Andrew, I realised I was suffering from what he called ‘social anxiety’.” The Problem In my social life, I ended up avoiding events like parties and after-work drinks. Once I even ducked out of a good friend’s wedding, which left me feeling really bad about myself. My head would fill with horrible thoughts about how I am not interesting […]