Ireni
22-04-09, 03:36
Hello all,
I have changed my username from 'ScaredyCat' to this. I don't think I made more than ten posts to begin with, so I doubt anyone will notice.
About me (again): I'm 17 now, I love reading and writing and hope to study English at university someday. I missed my GCSEs due to anxiety, so I'm two years 'behind' and taking 3 exams this year and 5-7 next year. I don't think I've received a formal diagnosis, but I do see a psychologist once a fortnight and it's pretty much accepted that I have some form/s of anxiety disorder. My main problem is health anxiety; at the moment it's stopping me from living. I can't even walk down a street by myself. I also suffer from emetophobia, a fear of dogs, social anxiety, panic attacks and - because I can't leave home without panicking - probably agoraphobia as well. Oh, as if that wasn't enough, I also get extremely stressed over what should be very trivial problems. And I thought I'd recovered from depression but it came back with full force about two weeks ago and it won't lift. I think that's all. :blush: I am trying to get better, though - it's just not as easy as I'd like!
Sorry for the length of this introduction/update thing. And hi again.
I have changed my username from 'ScaredyCat' to this. I don't think I made more than ten posts to begin with, so I doubt anyone will notice.
About me (again): I'm 17 now, I love reading and writing and hope to study English at university someday. I missed my GCSEs due to anxiety, so I'm two years 'behind' and taking 3 exams this year and 5-7 next year. I don't think I've received a formal diagnosis, but I do see a psychologist once a fortnight and it's pretty much accepted that I have some form/s of anxiety disorder. My main problem is health anxiety; at the moment it's stopping me from living. I can't even walk down a street by myself. I also suffer from emetophobia, a fear of dogs, social anxiety, panic attacks and - because I can't leave home without panicking - probably agoraphobia as well. Oh, as if that wasn't enough, I also get extremely stressed over what should be very trivial problems. And I thought I'd recovered from depression but it came back with full force about two weeks ago and it won't lift. I think that's all. :blush: I am trying to get better, though - it's just not as easy as I'd like!
Sorry for the length of this introduction/update thing. And hi again.