jamee
02-10-2008, 07:52 PM
Hi, I am 23 and I have been experiencing anxiety as long as I can remember. I remember it starting as early as grade 1.
My anxiety has always grown and subsided in cycles... I am -always- a nervous/worried person but sometimes I am able to control it better than others.
It seems it has peaked in the last 5 years or so... The "What if's" often reducing me to a quivering mass of inconsolable emotions. I have gone to doctors and shrinks and explained things... the only problem is, I can't afford any psychological help at the time and the idea of medicating myself scares me senseless! (Come to think about it I can't really afford that either)
I don't have a problem talking to people about my anxieties... but lately, I feel as though people don't want to hear it anymore. I know that when I reach a bad state my family feels as helpless as I do. I don't want to be a burden to anyone, I just truly need somebody that understands to talk to...
My anxiety has always grown and subsided in cycles... I am -always- a nervous/worried person but sometimes I am able to control it better than others.
It seems it has peaked in the last 5 years or so... The "What if's" often reducing me to a quivering mass of inconsolable emotions. I have gone to doctors and shrinks and explained things... the only problem is, I can't afford any psychological help at the time and the idea of medicating myself scares me senseless! (Come to think about it I can't really afford that either)
I don't have a problem talking to people about my anxieties... but lately, I feel as though people don't want to hear it anymore. I know that when I reach a bad state my family feels as helpless as I do. I don't want to be a burden to anyone, I just truly need somebody that understands to talk to...