Hello, friends, and welcome to Escape. I am so glad you made the choice to better your world. This program is designed to empower you in overcoming the unbearable effects of anxiety and panic disorder. I am Suzanne Jessee, your personal guide through Escape’s workbook and guided mediation exercises. More than just a conveyer of information, I am intimately familiar with anxiety and panic disorder. In 1990, I was hospitalized with severe depression, anxiety, panic disorder and the early stages of agoraphobia (fear of going out in public). I was devastated by the impact of my illness. My panic attacks had quickly degenerated into a debilitating mental paralysis, and fear had completely enveloped me.
It had come to the point in my illness where I realized there was no choice other than to be hospitalized. My sanity was on the line. I believed life would never be “normal” for me again. I actually began to fear my life was over. The decision to enter in-patient treatment was a watershed moment for me, and has provided the inspiration for the exercises that make up the Escape workbook and accompanying audio CDs.
I thank God my life wasn’t over. When I realized I would survive the incapacitating effects of panic disorder, it became my life’s passion to understand the nature of panic from both a physiological and psychological perspective. I wanted to understand why I became so ill in a fairly short period of time; and I wanted to make sure that I would never experience that degree of mental distress again. As a woman who went through the experience of “natural” childbirth, I can tell you there is no pain like mental pain. If you are suffering from depression and panic disorder you know exactly what I’m talking about.
With a passion for my personal wellness as the catalyst for my mission, I set out to educate myself, and absorb both traditional as well as alternative methods for reversing, healing and preventing panic disorder.
Like many people suffering from panic disorders and other types of mental distress, I have history of childhood trauma that includes my parents cumulative 13 marriages and sexual abuse. I sought relief from my painful past, depression and anxiety by self-medicating with alcohol. However, by practicing the methods outlined in the Escape program, having a strong spiritual foundation and a compassionate support system of friends and family, I haven’t found it necessary to self-medicate with alcohol since 1994.
Escape is the culmination of my clinical understanding of panic disorder, paired with the absolute best alternative-healing method known to science for the reversal and prevention of panic disorder.
Today, I am free from anxiety and panic disorder. I am delighted and honored that you have chosen me to be your personal guide. Together, we will combine forces and travel out of panic captivity, and into emotional freedom and peace of mind with Escape.
