newzie
09-11-2013, 06:07 PM
Hey All,
I am new here and wanted to say hi. I am a 30 y/o male who suffers from anxiety/depression (sometimes). Here is some background information.
I guess in general I have a little bit more anxiety than most others, but it usually not debilitating or a hinderance on m daily life/relationships. In my whole life I have had only a couple experiences where my anxiety and depression put me in a bad place. The first time was almost 5 years ago. I hated the job I had and dreaded going there. One day on the bus I had a panic attack and had to get off at the nearest exit. I got off, took a breather then went to work. I ended up leaving the job after 2 months from the panic attack but going in everyday after that gave me severe anxiety. Once I quit I felt pretty fine. Didn't take any meds or supplements for it; just sorta powered through it all. It wasn't fun.
The second time was 3.5 years ago. Someone close to me died. I got depressed and then it evolved into irrational/general anxiety. It was different from the previous anxiety because that was specific to a situation. When I wasn't going to work I was fine. But this time I just got generally anxious and feelings of depression. This really kicked my ass. For about 3 months I battled with it. Everyday taking small steps towards improvement, and even some days taking steps back. Eventually I got through it, but I felt like I had to 're-learn' a lot of what made me happy and how to cope with stress. Once I got out of that episode, I started working out regularly, eating healthy, going outside almost everyday for something active (when it wasn't raining). That kept the depression/anxiety off for 3.5 years. Again this time I got through it without going to a doctor or taking medications (although I fully support both medications and doctor visits; in reality I probably should have gone as I was in a really terrible place).
That brings me up to my current situation. I had a panic attack a few weeks ago that put me into a depression, which then eventually morphed into general anxiety about 1.5 weeks ago. I thought I had this stuff beat, but over the past year I got lazy and thought I would never feel like 'that' again. I stopped exercising (partially due to a 3 months injury) and stopped eating well. I seriously think this has played a huge role in my current condition. Although I am not exactly sure the 'cause' since when I had the panic attack on the onset of the symptoms and days apart, but I think it is somehow related. I am also in a pretty stressful time in my life so perhaps it all lines up. Anyway, this time I went to a doc to get some blood work to check my vitamin levels and everything.
Im hoping to get through this the same way I got through it last time. Small steps everyday to eventually recovery and then to get back into the routines I had when I kept it away for so many years.
Anyway Nice to meet you all! Sorry for the long post:D
I am new here and wanted to say hi. I am a 30 y/o male who suffers from anxiety/depression (sometimes). Here is some background information.
I guess in general I have a little bit more anxiety than most others, but it usually not debilitating or a hinderance on m daily life/relationships. In my whole life I have had only a couple experiences where my anxiety and depression put me in a bad place. The first time was almost 5 years ago. I hated the job I had and dreaded going there. One day on the bus I had a panic attack and had to get off at the nearest exit. I got off, took a breather then went to work. I ended up leaving the job after 2 months from the panic attack but going in everyday after that gave me severe anxiety. Once I quit I felt pretty fine. Didn't take any meds or supplements for it; just sorta powered through it all. It wasn't fun.
The second time was 3.5 years ago. Someone close to me died. I got depressed and then it evolved into irrational/general anxiety. It was different from the previous anxiety because that was specific to a situation. When I wasn't going to work I was fine. But this time I just got generally anxious and feelings of depression. This really kicked my ass. For about 3 months I battled with it. Everyday taking small steps towards improvement, and even some days taking steps back. Eventually I got through it, but I felt like I had to 're-learn' a lot of what made me happy and how to cope with stress. Once I got out of that episode, I started working out regularly, eating healthy, going outside almost everyday for something active (when it wasn't raining). That kept the depression/anxiety off for 3.5 years. Again this time I got through it without going to a doctor or taking medications (although I fully support both medications and doctor visits; in reality I probably should have gone as I was in a really terrible place).
That brings me up to my current situation. I had a panic attack a few weeks ago that put me into a depression, which then eventually morphed into general anxiety about 1.5 weeks ago. I thought I had this stuff beat, but over the past year I got lazy and thought I would never feel like 'that' again. I stopped exercising (partially due to a 3 months injury) and stopped eating well. I seriously think this has played a huge role in my current condition. Although I am not exactly sure the 'cause' since when I had the panic attack on the onset of the symptoms and days apart, but I think it is somehow related. I am also in a pretty stressful time in my life so perhaps it all lines up. Anyway, this time I went to a doc to get some blood work to check my vitamin levels and everything.
Im hoping to get through this the same way I got through it last time. Small steps everyday to eventually recovery and then to get back into the routines I had when I kept it away for so many years.
Anyway Nice to meet you all! Sorry for the long post:D