SECONDARY CONDITIONS OF ANXIETY DISORDERS: PATIENTS’ CASES

Belinda

It was Saturday night and Belinda was at home with her parents. Her friends were out celebrating the end of their first year at university. They hadn’t been able to understand when Belinda pulled out of university during the second semester. She had always been a straight A student. Now she wasn’t doing anything at all. She refused all invitations to go out and stayed at home most of the time. She went out only occasionally with her parents. Her brother had told her friends that one of their parents had to be with her at all times because she was continually frightened of being alone.

Sam

Sam drove his truck out of the depot and onto the road that would take him to the freeway. He wiped the perspiration from his forehead. His hands were trembling. He had to keep going. This time he couldn’t go back to the depot and say he was sick. Once more and he knew he would lose his job. His stomach was churning. The further away he was from the depot the worse he became. All Sam wanted to do was go home. He didn’t know how much more he could take. Over the last twelve months he had stopped doing most of the things he used to enjoy, playing or watching sport, having a few drinks with friends or going for a drive with his family. Now he just stayed at home. It took all his energy just to get to work and get through each day.

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