missath
08-01-13, 14:09
Hello,
I am a 30 year old female currently living in Cornwall..I suffer from GAD and was off medication for 2 years. After having moved countries, and moved home over 8 times in the last 2 years, to have finally met my boyfriend and moved back to UK, I am now back on Sertraline as off last night..
My fear of intimacy, and GAD have made me feel very vulnerable in my new relationhip as i've never known what a healthy relationship is supposed to feel like. I feel like running a lot of the time, and get panicky everytime I commit to something..Feel almost claustrophobic which I'm very good at causing all on my own..My partner loves me, accepts me with my worrying and I'm still terrified..
I started 25mg of sertraline last night again, and a little scared of the side effects over the next few weeks.Don't like them..My partner is new to all this anxiety stuff too, so I guess I feel extra worried as to how it will affect our relationship..Every argument becomes huge, as I feel everything as 'pressure' and if I'm ever criticized for something (even if small) I fall apart..I take it personally..I am hoping the medication will help me cope better with the panic that sets in and the catastrophic thinking..Last time I was on it, I had less of these catastrophic thoughts..
I am a 30 year old female currently living in Cornwall..I suffer from GAD and was off medication for 2 years. After having moved countries, and moved home over 8 times in the last 2 years, to have finally met my boyfriend and moved back to UK, I am now back on Sertraline as off last night..
My fear of intimacy, and GAD have made me feel very vulnerable in my new relationhip as i've never known what a healthy relationship is supposed to feel like. I feel like running a lot of the time, and get panicky everytime I commit to something..Feel almost claustrophobic which I'm very good at causing all on my own..My partner loves me, accepts me with my worrying and I'm still terrified..
I started 25mg of sertraline last night again, and a little scared of the side effects over the next few weeks.Don't like them..My partner is new to all this anxiety stuff too, so I guess I feel extra worried as to how it will affect our relationship..Every argument becomes huge, as I feel everything as 'pressure' and if I'm ever criticized for something (even if small) I fall apart..I take it personally..I am hoping the medication will help me cope better with the panic that sets in and the catastrophic thinking..Last time I was on it, I had less of these catastrophic thoughts..