Howard looks normal doesn’t he? But his symptoms have really impacted on his life. He gives a good account of the benefits of a bio-psycho-social approach, where psychotherapy and medication have been beneficial and he has made subtle changes to his life. Or would you tell him to just pull himself together and stop being pathetic?
At the end of the interview he tells us how good symptom control has improved his self-esteem.
Breath
This second interview is called “Breathe”.
In this series of programmes on anxiety you will have come to appreciate how serious and debilitating the symptoms are, regardless of the underlying cause. Not many conditions lead to patients getting a tattoo. How would you cope with panic attacks?