Hi Everyone
I have been looking at this website for some time and decided to join as it has got to the point where I am so anxious all the time that it is affecting myself and my husband who I love very much.
I come from a very quiet family background and have kept myself very much to myself for a long time but I feel overwhelmed when in large social groups. My husband's family are the total opposite. They are very social and outgoing. They have been very good to me but I feel uncomfortable while in their company.
It's not just with his family I feel anxious. The other night my husband and myself went to a social event and I felt so overwhelmed and scared that I could not relax and had a terrible stomach ache at the end of it.
If that wasn't enough I have OCD where dirt and germs make me feel ill and again I can't relax and have to clean up. Where do you draw the line between being clean and being overly fussy?
I am trying to help myself and last week visited a Homeopathic doctor who asked me many questions and will prescibe some medication which I have yet to receive. I do know that medication, if it works, may mask the symptoms for a while but I have to get to the bottom of the problem.
I am at my wit's end and scared about how this is affecting my marriage.
I look forward to any replies.
Thanks