greatings and salutations

[freakinHippy]

New guy here. I have been lurking for a short time and thought that I would jump in and introduce myself. I am 30 years old and have been suffering from anxiety and hypochondria since I was about 13. There was a lot of turmoil in my life when I was a youngster and I guess that is what set it off. Been suffering with it ever since.

Well, just wanted to say hi, so Hi. :)

[cantelpit]

Hi, I'm new too. Really hard to pluck up courage to post something, and then no-one answers! Great! Just confirms what we're all thinking- nobody wants to know! I was thinking that I'd made a mistake, that i should have just stayed lurking at the back unnoticed. But then I realised. That's what i always do, and this is a great way of meeting safely. If anyone hates me i can delete them quite painlessly!! So I'm trying to change my life by talking to other people with the same problems. It's not so hard. I've looked at the general discussion forum, and they seem really clued up with all their acronyms and experience of treatment etc, so i feel a bit of a dunce. I've come back here to talk to the other new guys. My anxiety problems only started a couple of years ago, through work related stress, so I really feel for you, having had to put up with this for so many years. I've found that turmoil needs talking about, examining carefully so you understand it (with someone who knows about mental reactions to help), and then puting away in a box in your head, so you don't keep triping over it, but you can take it out and look at it from time to time, but then put it back safely. Great advice, but I don't seem to be able to follow it myself just lately. Trouble is I've got so many issues, i don't know where to start. I've looked at my first post and realised that i'm a bit in denial. Maybe if anyone ever replies they'll tactfully point that out! Anyway, welcome to the Forum, and do keep writing. Someone is listening!
Good luck