Zsofi
20-03-09, 20:53
Hello Everyone,
Just registered on this forum and thought that I should start with a little introduction.
I am new to the board but not new to anxiety... many times I tend to believe that I was born with it. I just turned 30 in January and my mom told me the story last summer that she never did before - the age of 2 (!!) I already needed to take some anti-anxiety pills as I threw up every day in the kindergarten... so the doc put me on medication.
Through my whole life I was dealing with anxiety, sometimes better sometimes worse, been through years of insomnia, panic attacks, GAD, OCD - symptoms were various from harmless dizziness to the point when I found myself in the emergency room crying and begging for some medication - just to survive the weekend and finally being able to sleep at least a minute and swallow a sip of water... However this "medication part" didn't last long, only for a few months - as soon as I started to take them I began to come off. My doc made me sign a paper because she refused to take any responsibility for me - seeing my state of being. It was frightening but I didn't care; signed the paper and put down the pills - once and for all. This was one of the best decisions of my life.
I am still struggeling with GAD sometimes but doing much better than even just a few years ago.
I joined this forum because I know that there are many out there who just started to have anxiety sympthoms and I know it is very very scary not knowing what happening to your body and mind. I try to help if I can with knowledge I gained over the years through painful experiences.
Also, I know there are people who are fighting with anxiety much longer than I do, some experienced different sympthoms and many times I can use some advise and reassurance as well....:blush:
I am glad to be here.
Zsofi
Just registered on this forum and thought that I should start with a little introduction.
I am new to the board but not new to anxiety... many times I tend to believe that I was born with it. I just turned 30 in January and my mom told me the story last summer that she never did before - the age of 2 (!!) I already needed to take some anti-anxiety pills as I threw up every day in the kindergarten... so the doc put me on medication.
Through my whole life I was dealing with anxiety, sometimes better sometimes worse, been through years of insomnia, panic attacks, GAD, OCD - symptoms were various from harmless dizziness to the point when I found myself in the emergency room crying and begging for some medication - just to survive the weekend and finally being able to sleep at least a minute and swallow a sip of water... However this "medication part" didn't last long, only for a few months - as soon as I started to take them I began to come off. My doc made me sign a paper because she refused to take any responsibility for me - seeing my state of being. It was frightening but I didn't care; signed the paper and put down the pills - once and for all. This was one of the best decisions of my life.
I am still struggeling with GAD sometimes but doing much better than even just a few years ago.
I joined this forum because I know that there are many out there who just started to have anxiety sympthoms and I know it is very very scary not knowing what happening to your body and mind. I try to help if I can with knowledge I gained over the years through painful experiences.
Also, I know there are people who are fighting with anxiety much longer than I do, some experienced different sympthoms and many times I can use some advise and reassurance as well....:blush:
I am glad to be here.
Zsofi