KGlynn420
07-01-08, 23:19
Ok so I have had anxiety for as long as i can remember. I'm 24 now and living 1 hour away from my family with my fiance. my anxiety comes and goes. it was bad as a kid and went away through in high school and college. since moving away it has come back times ten. its driving my fiance crazy. besides the hundreds of dollars in medical bills i call him at work all the time with something bothering me. I go to the doctors way too much. i passed a stool that had blood in it and made a doctor appointment right away. i have two books on syptoms and diseases which just worsen all my thoughts. i get a headache and read that it is a syptom of a brain tumor. the stomach ache i have and the blood in my stool has lead me to believe i have stomach cancer. i feel like i am getting worse. In college 2 years ago i was out everynight at bars or parties. Now the thought of going to a bar or party brings on a panic attack. the grocery store is starting to make me panic. I can never drive to my parents house unless someone is with me. I have never been a fan of going to restaurants. Its like i feel like i am stuck there, stuck waiting for the food, eating the food, and then waiting for the bill. i want to get help but don't know what to do. my doctor tells me i have anxiety, like i didn't know that already. gave me a prescription for zoloft but i don't want to be on drugs for the rest of my life. will therapy work? Has anyone managed to get better on their own?