Q   What if I already have a therapist?

A   With your permission and sufficient interest on the part of your therapist, we can work cooperatively with him. To remove us from being "in the middle," for example, we can provide your therapist with CHAANGE materials you have purchased so that you’ll receive your weekly materials directly from your existing therapist. We have CHAANGE trained Affiliated professionals in many locations, or you can work in telephone coaching sessions with Dr. Pullen or Dolores Sanchez Pullen, M.A.

Q   How is your program different from other programs?

A   We view severe anxiety as a learned condition and have proven that it can be unlearned. Our patients learn positive and productive ways of thinking, behaving, and feeling to replace the old non-productive, anxiety producing ones.

Q   What is the difference between severe anxiety and agoraphobia?

A   Severe anxiety, the broad category of extreme anxiety conditions, described a variety of uncomfortable, often limiting type of bodily sensations and frightening, negative thought patterns., regarding imagined future threats and mishaps. Agoraphobia is a specific category of anxiety which has led to avoidance of certain situations or circumstances.

Q   Do I need a support person with whom to go places?

A   No. Our belief is that people suffering from severe anxiety or panic attacks avoid places because they’re afraid of the anxiety and the fearful feelings they experience, not because of the place or activity they are avoiding. Since you’ll be learning to manage your feelings and thoughts, you’ll be able to venture out alone, if you wish.

Q   My family does not understand. What can I do?

A   CHAANGE endeavors to help your loved ones to be more supportive and understanding by providing them with suggestions and ideas. With or without their help, however, you can recover.

Q   How long does it take to end this problem?

A   It varies. Some participants free themselves entirely in 16 weeks; others require longer periods of study and practice. The goal is to make significant and permanent changes in the ways you think, behave, and what you believe about yourself. Fortunately the therapeutic materials are yours to review as often and as long as you like.

Q   How do I decide if CHAANGE is the right program for me?

A   It is hard when you are feeling anxious and maybe depressed to have hope in anything. Our experience with thousand of sufferers like yourself has taught us that you can recover. Do call for a free consultation with Dr. Pullen. He'll help you in every way possible.

Q   Is there a program for anxious children?

A   Yes. Based on years of experience and discovery, our LifeSkills anxiety program has been especially designed for children This unique and insightful program helps the child to overcome his or her fears and concerns.

Q   Will chaange work for me?

A   The Program will work for you, if you work the Program. CHAANGE is a truly well based, well designed set of steps leading the participant to freedom. It does so in a very structured way, so you know exactly where to focus and what to practice. With the appropriate work and attitude, a participant can be thoroughly and permanently free of severe anxiety.

Q   What about medication?

A   We view meds as a very personal issue. We neither approve nor disapprove of what must be your choice. Most often, when people ask, I say” If you choose to take meds for now, just be sure to make a clear decision, so you aren’t loosing energy tearing yourself apart with “I shouldn’t take them, and I should take them. If your decision is to take medication, take them as directed, or as you have found best for you for as long as it seems right for you. Put all of your energy into working the program rather than loosing time and energy from conflict. Just work the program with your whole heart and soul!”
What I generally add is “What I predict is that in perhaps 3 weeks (or maybe 3 months, depending on you.), you’ll wake up one morning saying, “I’m making real progress I’m feeling more confidence, and I don’t think I need these chemicals in my bloodstream any longer.” I also recommend giving up the meds over time at a slow pace. Of course, if they have a physician who has expressed interest in seeing them get off the meds one day, they can get direction from that doctor. I stress that a gradual reduction makes sense.
No Hurry!

Q   How long does the program take?

A   Be aware that what program participants are doing is replacing non-productive habits of thinking and behaving with new productive ways.
Learning to LIVE what the Program is teaching is the goal. Everything you will need to get rid of the severe anxiety condition is covered. What brings success is commitment to the process, the practice every day, and persistence. It’s up to you. Some will go at this with a real passion.
Others will go at it more casually. It’s your choice. For some, it could take 4 months, and for others a whole year! What counts is really getting rid of it!

Q   If I want someone to work with me, what professional resources are available to me?

A   While some CHAANGE Participants choose to experience the Program on their own, most want the support and direction available from well trained CHAANGE Affiliated professionals. If we have one close enough for you to see, fine.
If not, or there is some other reason you’d find working with Dr. John Pullen or Dolores Pullen in convenient and inexpensive Telephone Consultations attractive to you, we make that easy to get started. Dr Pullen is at (619) 795- 8477 and Dolores Pullen is also at (619) 224 2216. Call them with any questions or to get started. They’ll be available to you for however many sessions as you choose. A complete list of our Affiliates with contact information is provided to you with your first set of CHAANGE Program Materials or you can always call us directly
The well designed, highly structured and timeless CHAANGE Anxiety Treatment Program, hard copy or the digital version
If you would choose to have their support and direction, there currently are 77 CHAANGE trained and affiliated, licensed professionals located across the U.S. and into Canada.

Regularly scheduled Telephone Coaching session for support and direction are easily arranged no matter where you are in the world with either Dr. John Pullen or Dolores S. Pullen, M.A. Information on this service can be gotten by clicking here.

We also serve children, ages 6 to 15 with the remarkable LifeSkills Program for Children, hardcopy or the digital version.
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