skiteacher
03-04-06, 22:17
Hi,
I've come rather late to this, I've been suffering from panic attacks and generalised anxiety for 10years up and down. It all reared up recently because I was (left on Friday:)) being harassed and generally not having a great time at all in my job (i'm a teacher) Over the last 2 years it feels like l've been reduced to nothing, through harassment my management, stress and then anxiety and then finally my physical health given up. However, I did come off antidepressants a month ago, becuase i felt that most of the reasons I was so low were not about panic attacks but a total lack of self esteem and my life had become so small. I didn't know what negative effects the drugs were having and they weren't solving the low level anxiety and depression about my crap life. I am sitll taking sleeping tablets mainly becuase I get so low in the evening I just want to hide away from myself. Coming off the anti depressants has been a postive step, no withdrawal or reuccurance of attacks.
SO since Friday my sole aim in life is to build a life. Not to hide away, to rebuild my self as a teacher and most importantly find friends a social life and activity. See if the person I can remember in my distance memories from about 5 years ago could be possible again. #
And I've just watched 'THe wedding date' with Debra Messing, a lovely film, but just made me upset that I don't have friends and guys around me.
Just putting this out to introduce myself, sorry if it doesn't make much sense!
I've come rather late to this, I've been suffering from panic attacks and generalised anxiety for 10years up and down. It all reared up recently because I was (left on Friday:)) being harassed and generally not having a great time at all in my job (i'm a teacher) Over the last 2 years it feels like l've been reduced to nothing, through harassment my management, stress and then anxiety and then finally my physical health given up. However, I did come off antidepressants a month ago, becuase i felt that most of the reasons I was so low were not about panic attacks but a total lack of self esteem and my life had become so small. I didn't know what negative effects the drugs were having and they weren't solving the low level anxiety and depression about my crap life. I am sitll taking sleeping tablets mainly becuase I get so low in the evening I just want to hide away from myself. Coming off the anti depressants has been a postive step, no withdrawal or reuccurance of attacks.
SO since Friday my sole aim in life is to build a life. Not to hide away, to rebuild my self as a teacher and most importantly find friends a social life and activity. See if the person I can remember in my distance memories from about 5 years ago could be possible again. #
And I've just watched 'THe wedding date' with Debra Messing, a lovely film, but just made me upset that I don't have friends and guys around me.
Just putting this out to introduce myself, sorry if it doesn't make much sense!