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USA Today Article on Panic Attacks

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The story I heard (and that does not make the story true) is that Tom Cruise can not have children and his wife, Nicole Kidman, became pregnant. So he divorced her. Chip

Hi Chip, Leave *our* Nicole alone. It is Tom who was fooling around. Nicole was pregnant but had a miscarriage. I think she had DNA evidence to prove it was Tom’s baby. But i did read this in a magazine….so don’t know how true it is. Her PA’s did make big news here. bye4now Vanessa

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Are you kidding me…???? smiles, Elise

The story I heard (and that does not make the story true) is that Tom Cruise can not have children and his wife, Nicole Kidman, became pregnant. So he divorced her. Chip – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –  Nicole Kidman has pd?  how does it affect her? smiles, Elise She went nympho. She had love affairs with lots of men, so Tom Cruise divorced her. Chip :)

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 Nicole Kidman has pd?  how does it affect her? smiles, Elise She went nympho.

Well that does explain Cheryl and all the cyber sex happening in this group. Poor Chip, I guess now that Jeff has left you must be going without .;-)

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Are you kidding me…???? smiles, Elise

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –  Nicole Kidman has pd?  how does it affect her? smiles, Elise She went nympho. She had love affairs with lots of men, so Tom Cruise divorced her. Chip :)

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Jackie, Wow, that’s interesting!  Thanks for the information. smiles, Elise

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – :What?  Nicole Kidman has pd?  I never heard this.  When did this news come :o ut and how does it affect her? :smiles, I found this: Did you know that Nicole Kidman suffers from panic attacks? Inside Edition reported that Nicole dreaded walking down the red carpet, cameras flashing and being interviewed with so many people’s eyes on her. If you look back at old footage you will notice Tom Cruise (her ex) always putting his arm around her and whispering in her ear, reassuring her that it was alright. Did you know also that Nicole’s father is one of the top three CBT Psychologists in Sydney? Apparently Nicole had a huge panic attack at an opening night of a stage play in the UK – she rang her father and he helped her work through it. Looks like Nicole is in good hands. Good luck Nicole at the Academy Awards. Good luck to all the aussies.  http://www.adavic.org/news.htm Jackie ~*~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing~*~

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 Nicole Kidman has pd?  how does it affect her? smiles, Elise

She went nympho. She had love affairs with lots of men, so Tom Cruise divorced her. Chip :)

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:What?  Nicole Kidman has pd?  I never heard this.  When did this news come :o ut and how does it affect her? :smiles, I found this: Did you know that Nicole Kidman suffers from panic attacks? Inside Edition reported that Nicole dreaded walking down the red carpet, cameras flashing and being interviewed with so many people’s eyes on her. If you look back at old footage you will notice Tom Cruise (her ex) always putting his arm around her and whispering in her ear, reassuring her that it was alright. Did you know also that Nicole’s father is one of the top three CBT Psychologists in Sydney? Apparently Nicole had a huge panic attack at an opening night of a stage play in the UK – she rang her father and he helped her work through it. Looks like Nicole is in good hands. Good luck Nicole at the Academy Awards. Good luck to all the aussies.  http://www.adavic.org/news.htm Jackie ~*~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing~*~

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it’s nice to see an article on anxiety/PD that reaches a general audience. There’s just no way anyone who hasn’t suffered through it knows what its like. -z-

well now that nicole kidman has finally started to talk to the press about her pd, perhaps it will be more and more understanding. C

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: well now that nicole kidman has finally started to talk to the press : about her pd, perhaps it will be more and more understanding. : : C I never heard that Nicole Kidman has PD.  Another Aussie :  ) I have seen Kim Bassinger on TV talking about PD. Tony

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What?  Nicole Kidman has pd?  I never heard this.  When did this news come out and how does it affect her? smiles, Elise

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – it’s nice to see an article on anxiety/PD that reaches a general audience. There’s just no way anyone who hasn’t suffered through it knows what its like. -z- well now that nicole kidman has finally started to talk to the press about her pd, perhaps it will be more and more understanding. C

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and Kim Bassinger too???  All these celebrities and we have no cure… smiles, Elise

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – : well now that nicole kidman has finally started to talk to the press : about her pd, perhaps it will be more and more understanding. : : C I never heard that Nicole Kidman has PD.  Another Aussie :  ) I have seen Kim Bassinger on TV talking about PD. Tony

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I couldn’t agree more, Z. It’s darn difficult trying to find a pdoc who has suffered through it and understands… smiles, Elise

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – it’s nice to see an article on anxiety/PD that reaches a general audience. There’s just no way anyone who hasn’t suffered through it knows what its like. -z- Alleviate anxiety There are two kinds of people in the world: those who have had panic attacks and those who haven’t. I belong to the former group, along with millions of other Americans. My first panic attack came at 19, entirely out of the blue. I was trying to go to sleep one night, and all of a sudden, it was like being hit by a lightning bolt. It was like a cork popped in my head, and I was spiraling out of control. —— Panic disorder is highly treatable with talk therapy or medication. —— Most people experiencing a panic attack get short of breath or feel like they’re having a heart attack. They often are convinced they’re about to die or something terrible is about to happen. The symptoms can be intensely physical. I felt more like I was having a seizure or going crazy. It just seemed something was terribly wrong with my mind. It’s difficult to describe. The only experience I can even compare it with is a near-drowning — except I wasn’t drowning. I went to the college infirmary, but the doctor dismissed me, saying, "You just need to take some long walks." It was horrible. Although my acute panic attacks eventually subsided, I suffered from general, persistent fear and anxiety for several years. In retrospect, I realize I was probably clinically depressed. Panic and anxiety commonly co-exist with depression. I’m angry to this day that people completely missed what was happening to me and didn’t offer me some relief. Thankfully, a lot has changed since 1978. Panic disorder is highly treatable with talk therapy and, in some cases, medication. It’s critical that patients get an accurate diagnosis from a professional so no one has to suffer as I did. For more information, go online to www.adaa.org or call 888-826-9438. Contributing Editor Drew Pinsky, M.D., is co-host of the syndicated radio program "Loveline".

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it’s nice to see an article on anxiety/PD that reaches a general audience. There’s just no way anyone who hasn’t suffered through it knows what its like. -z-

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Alleviate anxiety There are two kinds of people in the world: those who have had panic attacks and those who haven’t. I belong to the former group, along with millions of other Americans. My first panic attack came at 19, entirely out of the blue. I was trying to go to sleep one night, and all of a sudden, it was like being hit by a lightning bolt. It was like a cork popped in my head, and I was spiraling out of control. —— Panic disorder is highly treatable with talk therapy or medication. —— Most people experiencing a panic attack get short of breath or feel like they’re having a heart attack. They often are convinced they’re about to die or something terrible is about to happen. The symptoms can be intensely physical. I felt more like I was having a seizure or going crazy. It just seemed something was terribly wrong with my mind. It’s difficult to describe. The only experience I can even compare it with is a near-drowning — except I wasn’t drowning. I went to the college infirmary, but the doctor dismissed me, saying, "You just need to take some long walks." It was horrible. Although my acute panic attacks eventually subsided, I suffered from general, persistent fear and anxiety for several years. In retrospect, I realize I was probably clinically depressed. Panic and anxiety commonly co-exist with depression. I’m angry to this day that people completely missed what was happening to me and didn’t offer me some relief. Thankfully, a lot has changed since 1978. Panic disorder is highly treatable with talk therapy and, in some cases, medication. It’s critical that patients get an accurate diagnosis from a professional so no one has to suffer as I did. For more information, go online to www.adaa.org or call 888-826-9438. Contributing Editor Drew Pinsky, M.D., is co-host of the syndicated radio program "Loveline".

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Alleviate anxiety There are two kinds of people in the world: those who have had panic attacks and those who haven’t. I belong to the former group, along with millions of other Americans. My first panic attack came at 19, entirely out of the blue. I was trying to go to sleep one night, and all of a sudden, it was like being hit by a lightning bolt. It was like a cork popped in my head, and I was spiraling out of control. Panic disorder is highly treatable with talk therapy or medication. Most people experiencing a panic attack get short of breath or feel like they’re having a heart attack. They often are convinced they’re about to die or something terrible is about to happen. The symptoms can be intensely physical. I felt more like I was having a seizure or going crazy. It just seemed something was terribly wrong with my mind. It’s difficult to describe. The only experience I can even compare it with is a near-drowning — except I wasn’t drowning. I went to the college infirmary, but the doctor dismissed me, saying, "You just need to take some long walks." It was horrible. Although my acute panic attacks eventually subsided, I suffered from general, persistent fear and anxiety for several years. In retrospect, I realize I was probably clinically depressed. Panic and anxiety commonly co-exist with depression. I’m angry to this day that people completely missed what was happening to me and didn’t offer me some relief. Thankfully, a lot has changed since 1978. Panic disorder is highly treatable with talk therapy and, in some cases, medication. It’s critical that patients get an accurate diagnosis from a professional so no one has to suffer as I did. For more information, go online to www.adaa.org or call 888-826-9438. Contributing Editor Drew Pinsky, M.D., is co-host of the syndicated radio program "Loveline".

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