Havent been here for years, anxiety is back.

[lavender]

Thats it, CBT is effective, the medication really supposed to be taken with the aid of CBT combined, they work hand in hand, getting out of the house daily improves things massively, even if its just for 10 minutes, it breaks the anxiety cycle.

[purplepie]

I too believe that anxiety is a delayed reaction to stress /trauma. When I have major life events, it seems anxiety/depression creep up. My trigger when I went completely anxious in December was delayed grief of my Sister 2.5 years ago.

[lavender]

Yep, this type of anxiety is called PTSD in the old days men of war ended up with it, then it used to be called shell shock.

Thats right it can just start for no apparent reason as well, even if you have no history of it, im sorry about your sister m8, not nice at all, looking back in 2006 watching my mother die in a hospital bed its no wonder im the way i am today, mine kicked in just like yours exactly 2.5 years after. Its evil, and puts your whole body in a constant state of anxiety.

It can also be caused by illegal drugs such as speed or cannabis, but in all fairness we will beat this nasty illness, i try now to get on this site when i can.