odgalvin
08-01-13, 18:19
Hello all!
I'm 19, and since I can remember I've been a nervous, anxious person. I often feel sick, can't sleep, trembling, racing heart, have hot/cold flashes and so on. It's steadily gotten worse as I've gotten older and has led to depression, and only in the last couple of months have I sought help. A doctor in Luton at a drop in centre suggested it was GAD, gave me Diazepam which helps somewhat, and recommended this website! :)
When I told the GP at University where I am now in Bath she essentially said try counselling and if that doesn't help she'd give me SSRIs. This disappointed me a bit, antidepressants sound scary and I thought perhaps there'd be other things to try. I've seen the Uni counsellor I'm waiting to hear from the counsellor for a regular meeting, they're quite busy.
There's also a seasonal affective part to it, the winter is far worse and the short days are really depressing. I'm looking for Lightboxes online for light therapy. This, combined with coming to University and the stress and fear from that has really escalated things.
I could talk all day about the things that make me anxious, but maybe another time. This forum looks great and I also go on the subreddit for Anxiety (reddit.com/r/anxiety) which I'd deifinitely recommend.
So that's me. Thanks for reading! :)
I'm 19, and since I can remember I've been a nervous, anxious person. I often feel sick, can't sleep, trembling, racing heart, have hot/cold flashes and so on. It's steadily gotten worse as I've gotten older and has led to depression, and only in the last couple of months have I sought help. A doctor in Luton at a drop in centre suggested it was GAD, gave me Diazepam which helps somewhat, and recommended this website! :)
When I told the GP at University where I am now in Bath she essentially said try counselling and if that doesn't help she'd give me SSRIs. This disappointed me a bit, antidepressants sound scary and I thought perhaps there'd be other things to try. I've seen the Uni counsellor I'm waiting to hear from the counsellor for a regular meeting, they're quite busy.
There's also a seasonal affective part to it, the winter is far worse and the short days are really depressing. I'm looking for Lightboxes online for light therapy. This, combined with coming to University and the stress and fear from that has really escalated things.
I could talk all day about the things that make me anxious, but maybe another time. This forum looks great and I also go on the subreddit for Anxiety (reddit.com/r/anxiety) which I'd deifinitely recommend.
So that's me. Thanks for reading! :)