Joelondon
12-10-09, 23:39
I have just joined the site a matter of minutes ago, having been reading the forum over the last (somewhat difficult & uncomfortable) weekend.
I am a 25 year old male who has been grappling with anxiety/panic for approximately two years now. I manage to hold down a job, one that involves interacting with the public on a daily basis, and have a wonderful girlfriend and family (those are the things I can be happy about). Unfortunately, my anxieties/fears seem to be on the increase, and my attacks becoming more regular - my journey to work is becoming tortuous, and I have found myself having major flare ups at work. I also auto-suggest myself into a frenzy, so at my lowest moments my condition causes me to think that the aforementioned job, girlfriend and family will become fed up with me and I will end up with nothing- this , from a detached perspective is irrational, but it is a line of thought that is plaguing me at the moment.
Anyway, I will be contributing more to this forum, on specific issues relating to living with this (eg accessing medication & CBT, attitudes of employers in your experiences, and coming off alcohol, which I use to pull through certain scenarios, even though I know I shouldnt), but for the time being I just wanted to say (a rather lengthy) hello!
I am a 25 year old male who has been grappling with anxiety/panic for approximately two years now. I manage to hold down a job, one that involves interacting with the public on a daily basis, and have a wonderful girlfriend and family (those are the things I can be happy about). Unfortunately, my anxieties/fears seem to be on the increase, and my attacks becoming more regular - my journey to work is becoming tortuous, and I have found myself having major flare ups at work. I also auto-suggest myself into a frenzy, so at my lowest moments my condition causes me to think that the aforementioned job, girlfriend and family will become fed up with me and I will end up with nothing- this , from a detached perspective is irrational, but it is a line of thought that is plaguing me at the moment.
Anyway, I will be contributing more to this forum, on specific issues relating to living with this (eg accessing medication & CBT, attitudes of employers in your experiences, and coming off alcohol, which I use to pull through certain scenarios, even though I know I shouldnt), but for the time being I just wanted to say (a rather lengthy) hello!