Plumpetals
10-04-09, 13:34
*Deep breath*
Here we go …
I suffer from anxiety, panic attacks, low self-esteem, slight OCD, and occasional bouts of depression. I have so much on my plate that I find it hard to deal with my anxiety, so I just keep it all in and hope that it passes. Well, it usually doesn’t. Instead, when I can’t take it anymore, I have a full blown panic attack; I see increases in my OCD; and in the worst cases, I fall into depression which just lowers my self-esteem. It’s a slippery slope – and I’m sliding.
The truth is, while I have lots of friends around me, I don’t think anybody gets my issues. Some things do seem really trivial, but to me they’re not. So, instead of having to explain how ‘weird’ I am, some things get laughed off as quirks, and others are kept bottled inside – and they stay there. I hope that this site gives me a chance to relieve some of this bottled up frustration … and find some peace.
Here we go …
I suffer from anxiety, panic attacks, low self-esteem, slight OCD, and occasional bouts of depression. I have so much on my plate that I find it hard to deal with my anxiety, so I just keep it all in and hope that it passes. Well, it usually doesn’t. Instead, when I can’t take it anymore, I have a full blown panic attack; I see increases in my OCD; and in the worst cases, I fall into depression which just lowers my self-esteem. It’s a slippery slope – and I’m sliding.
The truth is, while I have lots of friends around me, I don’t think anybody gets my issues. Some things do seem really trivial, but to me they’re not. So, instead of having to explain how ‘weird’ I am, some things get laughed off as quirks, and others are kept bottled inside – and they stay there. I hope that this site gives me a chance to relieve some of this bottled up frustration … and find some peace.