barry2010
30-06-11, 17:59
Hey folks,
I'm someone who has suffered from anxiety (and depression) for as long as I can remember - but only diagnosed with it as a teenager. Now I'm approaching my 22nd birthday and anxiety plagues me now to a greater degree than it did when I was young. It interferes with my university studies, my social relationships - pretty much everything I do. It's especially prominent as it relates to a fear of death; ironically, that fear is preventing me from really "living" and enjoying life. It seems to follow me or just pop up wherever I go. I'm a hypochondriac - the slightest physical ailment causes me immense fear.
Lately I've been at wits' end and dissatisfied with the care I've received from a psychiatrist, a therapist and from group counseling sessions. I figured it would help to find a community of like-minded people - maybe just the camaraderie of it would help. I've got nothing to lose, it feels like.
Not much else to say about me.. I'm a pretty simple guy.. That's about it. I mean, there's a lot more to me than that, but I shan't bore you with the details.
...how are you lot doing today ?
I'm someone who has suffered from anxiety (and depression) for as long as I can remember - but only diagnosed with it as a teenager. Now I'm approaching my 22nd birthday and anxiety plagues me now to a greater degree than it did when I was young. It interferes with my university studies, my social relationships - pretty much everything I do. It's especially prominent as it relates to a fear of death; ironically, that fear is preventing me from really "living" and enjoying life. It seems to follow me or just pop up wherever I go. I'm a hypochondriac - the slightest physical ailment causes me immense fear.
Lately I've been at wits' end and dissatisfied with the care I've received from a psychiatrist, a therapist and from group counseling sessions. I figured it would help to find a community of like-minded people - maybe just the camaraderie of it would help. I've got nothing to lose, it feels like.
Not much else to say about me.. I'm a pretty simple guy.. That's about it. I mean, there's a lot more to me than that, but I shan't bore you with the details.
...how are you lot doing today ?