Life Changing - The Great Escape
As a bright adventurous 16 year-old, Angela Tilley was thrilled to get a job in a busy London office. But after a year's unwanted attention from one of her co-workers, attention that today we would call stalking, she started having panic attacks on the way to work. The attacks became a debilitating daily occurrence, leaving her mentally and physically exhausted. Her courage in pushing back against her fears, forging a career and having a family came at a huge personal cost. But one seemingly innocuous purchase was about to change her life forever.
Angela tells Dr Sian Williams about how she overcame her challenges and how she managed to stop her phobia defining her life.
Producer: Tom Alban
Published on Wednesday, 4th June 2025.
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