http://one-small-step4.livejournal.com/
Guy i know, he was a proffesional mma fighter, became debilitated a while ago from an anxiety disorder. Today he's going to tackle it head on as he travels to thailand, where it all began, and update his progress daily.
Hope he goes well, its hard to see someones life fall apart, i'm pretty sure he's not the only one.
"Anxiety Disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S. with 19.1 million (13.3%) of the adult U.S. population (ages 18-54) affected. "
His long term goal is to fight in the UFC. So far he is undefeated in mma but is unable to figh tin his current condition.
Hey guys he appreciates the support, he updated again today, he use to medicate for about half a year but the bottom line he told me is that the only real treatment is to expose yourself to the things you are scared of in a graded manner and work on coping mechanisms.