Yea and she's made great progress. My wife faced the news of Thyroid cancer and the treatment like a champ. 11 years ago it would have been different.
18 years ago I was diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder and PTSD. They hit me at the same time. Most anxiety disorders are from traumatic issues or phobic in nature. Mine I would discover about two years later was a life long neurological issue. Vestibular/Cerebellar induced anxiety disorder. The Inner Ear and the portions of the brain coordinating sensory processing become damaged. This in turn triggers anxiety and in my case seizure activity in the form of Myoclonic Seizures from auditory and visual stimulation. It's not curable and protocol antidepressant therapy many doctors use for G.A.D. and Panic Attacks can cause far greater harm because of the increase in sensory impulses. That is the last thing needed.
It takes Benzo class medications to treat this and Xanax is likely the best. Environmental modifications are a must. You have to limit exposures to triggers if possible. Such therapies as CBHT I think is the term won't work any more than hitting your hand with a hammer will eventually overcome pain.
Thanks to my LCSW I got through the PTSD in about five years. Once he understood I had Vestibular induced GAD I became a learning experience for him and Anxiety Disorders were his specialty.
Two years into this I found a book called Phobia Free by Harold Levinson MD. He is a research Neurologist and Psychiatrists. In the 1970's he discovered the neurological link between Vestibular Disorders and Anxiety Disorders as well as ADD ADHD a variant of sorts now called C.A.P.D. Early on even through the 1990's his writings on the subject ridiculed. His theories have been vindicated by Independent Vestibular Researchers. He was ahead of his time.
I indeed have a life ling Vestibular and sensory processing history. The last Psychiatrist I had about 10 years ago was the only one of five who would even consider this. He was also the one who got my meds right. Now my regular doctor writes the script.