Mills14
31-05-11, 12:45
Hello
I have recently found this site and am very excited. I have worked tirelessly to overcome depression in my teens and social anxiety in my 20's. Now at 28 I feel strong for the first time but still can relapse into anxieties and suffer feelings of worthlessness.
I recently discovered that I am a hyper sensitive person and so things that most people find easy to do, for me are very tiring, both physically and mentally. I cry at movies and at the news, I feel other peoples pain like it were my own, and as a victim of bullying as a child, if anyone says anything mean or slightly off I am crushed. The HSP label has really helped me begin to accept that I cannot measure my self against 'normals' and that I feel things more deeply than others. I hope to work on this and see being so empathic as a blessing. The trouble is I don't have many friends and I sometimes feel very lonely. I get frustrated at myself for not being able to go out as much as I'd like and by being overwhelmed sometimes.
Right now I am in a relapse rut. I am off sick from work and isolated. I have feelings of guilt about being away from work and also feelings of inadequacy as I begin to feel my old symptoms of anxiety and depression coming back.
I know I am so much stronger than before and so won't lose myself in all this, but some moments I struggle. I was really pleased to find this website and see people talking about similar things to me. I really hope this goes somewhere and I can make some friends of my own, based on who I am.
I am based in Brighton and could really do with hearing from anyone who feels so inclined.
Hope to hear from you
Mills :hugs:
I have recently found this site and am very excited. I have worked tirelessly to overcome depression in my teens and social anxiety in my 20's. Now at 28 I feel strong for the first time but still can relapse into anxieties and suffer feelings of worthlessness.
I recently discovered that I am a hyper sensitive person and so things that most people find easy to do, for me are very tiring, both physically and mentally. I cry at movies and at the news, I feel other peoples pain like it were my own, and as a victim of bullying as a child, if anyone says anything mean or slightly off I am crushed. The HSP label has really helped me begin to accept that I cannot measure my self against 'normals' and that I feel things more deeply than others. I hope to work on this and see being so empathic as a blessing. The trouble is I don't have many friends and I sometimes feel very lonely. I get frustrated at myself for not being able to go out as much as I'd like and by being overwhelmed sometimes.
Right now I am in a relapse rut. I am off sick from work and isolated. I have feelings of guilt about being away from work and also feelings of inadequacy as I begin to feel my old symptoms of anxiety and depression coming back.
I know I am so much stronger than before and so won't lose myself in all this, but some moments I struggle. I was really pleased to find this website and see people talking about similar things to me. I really hope this goes somewhere and I can make some friends of my own, based on who I am.
I am based in Brighton and could really do with hearing from anyone who feels so inclined.
Hope to hear from you
Mills :hugs: