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04-10-12, 18:12
I'm in my late thirties, and I've been struggling with anxiety and depression since I was at least ten. Anxiety isn't only a heavy burden in itself, but it's also exhausting: I lost two jobs in a row earlier in 2012 because of concentration problems and not being able to sleep. I was also in an abusive relationship for almost ten years, and I managed to leave last year; this has made things worse and added nightmares.
Since losing the last job, I've been living off savings; there have been offers of other work, but I don't dare to try in case I lose it in the first few weeks. My partner has health insurance and I'm seeing a therapist for CBT. It's been surprisingly helpful; I didn't even realise the extent of my anxiety until in the last few weeks I was able to put it down for a few moments. If I told you it was like losing a brick or a tightly-clenched fist in my stomach, would you understand?
I found this place via from a local anxiety group in Runnymede. I haven't managed to make it to any of their meetings yet, but there was a link here on their site. I'm looking forward to getting to know you all.
Since losing the last job, I've been living off savings; there have been offers of other work, but I don't dare to try in case I lose it in the first few weeks. My partner has health insurance and I'm seeing a therapist for CBT. It's been surprisingly helpful; I didn't even realise the extent of my anxiety until in the last few weeks I was able to put it down for a few moments. If I told you it was like losing a brick or a tightly-clenched fist in my stomach, would you understand?
I found this place via from a local anxiety group in Runnymede. I haven't managed to make it to any of their meetings yet, but there was a link here on their site. I'm looking forward to getting to know you all.