From party girl to silent girl

[Patriciax]

Hello everyone, I'm 20 year old girl from Finland (no Finns don't live with polar bears XD).
Anyway, I was always very social and outgoing...until one of my family member died suddenly last year. After that everything just fell apart; longterm relationship, and few friendships. I no longer wanted to go out like I used to (I was kind of a party girl), so I just stayed home and read books.

I felt like no one knew what I was going through, and I thats why I really shut down.
I don't really know how things got to the point, where I would get panic attacks at coffee shops, supermarkets and school. But now I'm trying to fight against them as hard as I can.
So yeah.

[venusbluejeans]

Hiya Patriciax and welcome to NMP :welcome:

Why not take a look at our articles on our home page, they contain a wealth of information and are a great starting place for your time on the forum.

I hope you find the as site helpful and informative as I have and that you get the help and support you need here and hope that you meet a few friends along the way :yesyes:

[helloworld]

Hi Patricia

I also started suffering from severe anxiety/panic after a very stressful period, having never had these kind of problems previously. What have you been doing to try and get back to your old self? I have found CBT very helpful... Feel free to message if you want to chat!