I’m a very shy person that has difficulty speaking with a group of people. I never know what to say and have difficulty saying something if I do know what to say. I don’t like to be the center of attention.
my name is faith and im living with depression,anxiety, and panic attacks! I have delt with this since my 8th grade year and im now almost 20 years old. I dont do much, like a normal 20 year old would do, I sleep way too much and i have some mental issues, Im on meds and i have been seeing a sychyatrist for years now, Im tired mentally and phsically and need help, its like a sickness that never goes away! I sleep all the time to get rid of the thoughts im constantly thinking, I think about everything bad thats in my life and there is never peace! They tried to diagnose me as bipolar but i know im not. When i was in 11th grade, i dropped out of school because of my anxiety and panic attacks, that affected me really bad. Ill never get over the fact that i will never get my diploma! People taunted me in school, wich made my anxiety horrible and now its worse then ever! there is so much more , just ask me…
I am living with both conditions of anxiety and depression, nothing really seems to help!
Rather wait to tell.
My head is sometime sharking, and I feel like people are looking at me. I don’t like being around a lot of people some times.
dx: Recurrent Major Depessive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
current rx: Lamictal 100mg; Wellbutrin XL 300mg, trazone (for sleep) 25-50mg; Cymbalta 60mg (Feb 1, reduced from 90mg)
in the past: Zoloft 200mg
Want to connect with people who will understand what I’m going through.
Have been on 7 med cocktails – including the current – in the past 3 years. Each one helped for a while, but then I would crash and burn, and we try something else. For the first time, I fell like the “real me” (since mid January.) However, I’ve been down that road to recovery a few times, and have always hit a major pothole in 4 to 8 months. I’m being “cautiously optimistic.”
My family and others don’t understand it takes more than some new meds and a couple of chats with a therapist to get better. Also think that once I can laugh and smile, I must be “cured.” They don’t get it when I end up back on step one.
In past 2 years have worked for 1/2 the time, at 2 different jobs. “Forced to Resign” (or be fired), then was out of work for 7 months. Felt like I was doing OK, so started new job and after 6 months had to go out on unpaid Medical Leave. Have not worked since August 2006.
Am becoming frustrated and angry and very hard on myself because I just can’t seem to stay like I am now for more than a month. Still afraid to go back to work. I work in a very stressful business – web site development & testing – which rquires a lot of concentration and attention to detail and is constantly on a deadline. Probably why I freaked out 6 months ago.
I could go on, but I won’t. This is already too long. Thanks to everyone who actually finished this. I’m also a part time writer, so tend to go overboard on explanations.
Thanks again, and keep on keeping on,
(which I now I need to do, also – but sometmes . . . )
cv
Most of the time I’m funny. I’m pretty shy at first but I warm up easily. I can be moody at times but i’m not a confrontational person. I’m easy going and laid back. I can get along with anyone.
Depression and Anxiety Attacts
Suffer from anxiety and mild depression. would like to join online group with similar problems
I’m trying to make it through college… but it is quite difficult with depression and anxiety. Any tips for motivation/coping and what not would be great!
I’d like to connect with others who suffer from the same disorder as I do
I’ve probably always had anxiety/depression - it hits peaks during obvious times of stress, such as when my mother passed away. After my 2nd child was born, I didn’t recognize what was happening to me - I had every physical symptom (stomach aches, back pain, dizziness, headaches and a really short temper). I started taking lexapro prescribed by my intern, but then the depression kicked in. I see a pyschiatrist who has increased my doasage and added wellbutrin - I do feel better when I take them, but I hate the side effects and just want to know what other therapies work.
I was diagnosed with bipolar2 and borderlin personality about 10 years ago. I am now 29. I’v been hopitalized several times. I seems I’ve been on every anti-psychotic,ant-depres, mood stablizers. I now take wellbutrin, elvil, and valium. It worked good for about 8months but now it seems I’m falling back into the same rut. It seems my manic episodes run right into my depression so quick. I cut myself 3 times last week with no intentions of killing myself. The cuts needed stiches but I didn’t want the doctors sending me away all druged up to another mental hospital. I have three kids and I dont want them to see me this way. Is self-harm common in people with bipolar2??? I want to go to my family doctor that I see on a regular basis but I’m afraid what he will do. I’ll take any sugestions please!!!
I have what I believe social anxiety and I`m interested in find out how others are coping with this
i suffer from anxiety,depression,tiredness i have 2 little girls and have suffered from post natal depression would love to hear from anyone else who suffers as well to support each other
I always thought that being shy is kind of nice till I reached my late 30’s and shyness became phobia.
i’m interested because i’ve had to live whith this condition for twenty some yrs. now, and any info i believe will be of help for me and mabe i can help someone else, too. this condition is very serious and interfering in life if not treated properly. one can suffer horribly. very dabilitating to say the least. i’d like to connect with anyone who would like to talk about it. lil57char
I am a 47 yr old happily married woman
Mother to one girl who is married and has 3 children
I’m Canadian and work for the school system with special need children, resource and children in crisis.
I LOVE my kids
I am being diagnosed at this time and want to learn more I already have Diabetes, Fibromyalgia, endometriosis, IBS.and Lupus which is why I battle depression.
well I started having panic attacks right on new years, what a year to begin i thought…And i have a son to take care of i’m a single parent also which sometimes lonely.
What I’ve actually been diagnoisised with is PTSD, along with agraphobia and panic attacks