A Whole New Way to Live

[poetdoc]

Hi, I'm Jeff. I'm a college professor in Mississippi, and after 12 years of misdiagnosis and improper medication, I've finally been re-diagnosed with Severe Anxiety Disorder without agoraphobia (My doc says if I can even walk into a classroom, I couldn't possibly be agoraphobic. :). It's a whole different world now, with meds that work and the possibility I might be able to handle my stress. I have had 3 "stress breakdowns" (or minor nervous breakdowns, depending on who you talk to) over the past 15 months, and my PCP told me my body probably wouldn't survive a 4th (I'm diabetic and have blood pressure issues, so my body just "shuts down").

Looks like I caught it just in time...

[NixonRulz]

Hi, I'm Jeff. I'm a college professor in Mississippi, and after 12 years of misdiagnosis and improper medication, I've finally been re-diagnosed with Severe Anxiety Disorder without agoraphobia (My doc says if I can even walk into a classroom, I couldn't possibly be agoraphobic. :). It's a whole different world now, with meds that work and the possibility I might be able to handle my stress. I have had 3 "stress breakdowns" (or minor nervous breakdowns, depending on who you talk to) over the past 15 months, and my PCP told me my body probably wouldn't survive a 4th (I'm diabetic and have blood pressure issues, so my body just "shuts down").

Looks like I caught it just in time...

Being properly diagnosed is a huge deal. Now you can learn and understand what it is you are experiencing

There are some great meds to help through this

Great attitude by looking at it as I caught it in time instead of beating yourself up over this

Lots of room on this path to healing

Jump aboard

[Enduronman]

Welcome Professor!

This is all great news to see. I can empathize with the "shut down" thing too.

E-Man.

[Lin]

Hi, I'm Jeff. I'm a college professor in Mississippi, and after 12 years of misdiagnosis and improper medication, I've finally been re-diagnosed with Severe Anxiety Disorder without agoraphobia (My doc says if I can even walk into a classroom, I couldn't possibly be agoraphobic. :). It's a whole different world now, with meds that work and the possibility I might be able to handle my stress. I have had 3 "stress breakdowns" (or minor nervous breakdowns, depending on who you talk to) over the past 15 months, and my PCP told me my body probably wouldn't survive a 4th (I'm diabetic and have blood pressure issues, so my body just "shuts down").

Looks like I caught it just in time...

Just posting on the forum and finding that there are so many of us suffering in our own way with these horrible depression and anxiety problems will help you I am sure, and I hope that you find the help and support from people on the forum which i have found, and it is so good to realise that you are not alone suffering with all of this.