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Bon's Year On: My Spiritual Journey through Panic and Anxiety

by Bonnie Grzesh Pedota

160 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); Includes worksheets; catalogue #05-1350; ISBN 1-4120-6439-2; US$15.65, C$18.00, EUR12.86, £9.00

Finally! An intimate story about one woman's recovery from debilitating panic and anxiety.

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The only time I've ever thought I was really going to die was during my first panic attack. I was on vacation in Paris and suddenly felt like I couldn't breathe. As I hyperventilated, my arms, legs and torso went tingly. I was rushed to the emergency room, shaken, but alive.

Panic disorder left me debilitated for two months after my first attack. I struggled with shortness of breath, fatigue, and heart palpitations. I was forced to defer going to teachers' college for a year because I didn't feel physically able to go.

For a while, I focused on all the things panic disorder was taking away from me. Then I got wise.

I realized that my illness was call to become a better person. I took panic disorder as an opportunity to grow. The "year off" from school became my "year on." I majored in me. I journaled, went for therapy, and asked myself important questions. What do I enjoy? Who am I? Where do I want to be? How can I be an active creator of my life, rather than just falling into it?

Today, panic disorder has taken a back seat. A loving and supportive partner, journal writing and cognitive behavioural therapy were the major players in my recovery. Complementary medicine also played a supporting role. But mostly it was me. I decided I deserved to really live, and that I was being called to do so.

They say that we are only dealt a hand that we can play. If you are suffering with anxiety or panic, be brave and ask yourself some important questions: Am I really happy? What do I love? What have I always wanted to do? Where can I get help? How can I start healing today?

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About the Author

Bonnie Grzesh Pedota is a wife, educator, author and student who suffered from panic disorder for four years. Through journal entries, storytelling and spiritual reflection, Bonnie relates her story of recovery. In this honest narrative, she gives people with panic disorder hope for their own recovery, and inspires all readers to believe that they can triumph over life's challenges.

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