Re: Relationships?
I'm lucky that when I met my partner, my anxiety issues were minimal and didn't really pose a problem but they became bad after we had been dating for a few years at that point. He's very supportive and has learned all my symptoms and knows how to deal with me if I have a panic or something. If I were single I don't know how I would meet someone as I rarely go out to places like clubs, pubs etc. I wouldn't fancy meeting anyone online so I would probably just have to grin and bear it and go out and try and meet people. I'm not a shy person and I'm quite confident so people would suspect I have bad anxiety issues and severe OCD so it would come as a shock to some people and a lot of people maybe couldn't handle it.
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C-PTSD (Complex Trauma), OCD, Panic Disorder, GAD
"Save your sympathy for someone else. I don't need it or want it. What you call a panic attack is merely a few normal chemicals that are temporarily out of place in my brain. It is of no significance whatsoever to me!"
"Recovery always lies ahead - however painful the moment"
"Recovery lies in the places and experiences you avoid"
Dr Claire Weekes.