Lily76
25-08-10, 00:20
Good evening.
Just wanted to be polite and introduce myself. I'm Lily, 34 years of age, from Iceland.
I've suffered from panic attacks for.... well, hard to say. I remember having attacks in kindergarden, then many years passed where I was fine, and then at around the age of 16-17 I started having them regularly and also had general anxiety. Since starting therapy with psychiatrists shortly thereafter (I'm on my second, the first one retired) and taking Zoloft, I no longer suffer from general anxiety. I feel good most of the time, but there is a lot of avoidance in my life. I developed agoraphobia and probably have some form of OCD, as I tend to get trapped in "what if"-thoughts.
I accidentally found this site while looking for information about Birmingham, where I'm going for the first time next Sunday. It's exciting to stumble upon a community of people who are going through the same or similar to what I am going through. I have a good feeling about this. :)
Just wanted to be polite and introduce myself. I'm Lily, 34 years of age, from Iceland.
I've suffered from panic attacks for.... well, hard to say. I remember having attacks in kindergarden, then many years passed where I was fine, and then at around the age of 16-17 I started having them regularly and also had general anxiety. Since starting therapy with psychiatrists shortly thereafter (I'm on my second, the first one retired) and taking Zoloft, I no longer suffer from general anxiety. I feel good most of the time, but there is a lot of avoidance in my life. I developed agoraphobia and probably have some form of OCD, as I tend to get trapped in "what if"-thoughts.
I accidentally found this site while looking for information about Birmingham, where I'm going for the first time next Sunday. It's exciting to stumble upon a community of people who are going through the same or similar to what I am going through. I have a good feeling about this. :)