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QueenElsa
01-26-2014, 01:48 AM
Hello!
I'm kind of nervous about posting since my anxiety and depression problems are something that I rarely open up about. I figure that maybe I can at least find some support here with getting through.

A little about myself and my anxiety/depression (I'll try to give the summarized version, I'm so sorry if this is too long)

I've experienced anxiety since I was 11 years old. I can remember being depressed since I was 13. They're issues I both struggled with frequently. My doctors say that I have major depressive disorder, panic disorder, and mild agoraphobia. I saw my first therapist at 12 and hated the experience. I was 12, didn't want to admit I had a problem, and told my mother that "I'd deal with it on my own".

I hid much of my depression and anxiety thought my teen years. I never wanted to admit to being depressed. There signs were all there though. I just thought I was a sad person. I was so incredibly wrong. My anxiety became a serious problem when I set off for college. Being in a new environment with no friends caused me to never leave my dorm room and completely isolate myself aside from going to classes. It got to the point where walking to classes caused panic attacks and I could barely sit thought a class without having to leave. Needless to say, my grades went down the drain. I finally admitted to myself I had a problem when I became suicidal and went to my campus' counseling center and they had me admitted to the hospital.

Untreated mental illness? Yeah, not a good thing.

The hospital was really an eye-opening experience. Never in my life have I been able to relate to so many people. For the first time I didn't feel alone about my problem. I met people who felt the same way as me. It was incredible. And for the first time in my life, I was able to admit to myself that I had a problem and I needed help.

And so leads up to now. I'm 21 years old and am only two semesters away from graduating. I've retaken the classes I've failed and brought my grades up considerably (3.3 gpa now, working to graduate with a 3.5 or better, fingers crossed!). My panic disorder, anxiety, and depression has been really hard to cope with though. I've been on multiple medications, Zoloft, Lexapro, Klonopin, Viibryd, each with their own issues. :( I'm having a hard time finding medicine that works for me.

I hope that I'll be able to find some sources that'll help me with my anxiety/depression and meet people who can help me out a bit as well.

p.s. I love Frozen and Elsa. Hence the username. :) The character has some serious anxiety issues I connected with.

issy
01-26-2014, 04:12 AM
Hello and welcome to the community :) First congratulate yourself for opening up and posting some of your story. From the sounds of it you're having a lot to deal with, but at the same time you're doing amazing. Where about are your from?
I suffered with bouts of severe depression when I was young also and it still comes back at times, my biggest problem at the moment though is getting control of this anxiety. This forum is an amazing place for support and you will find plenty of people that understand and relate to your problems. Nice to meet you :) p.s love Frozen!

em1
01-26-2014, 04:24 AM
Hello there ladys and welcome to the forum I'm Emma from London
I've had panic attack for years (since I was 17 I'm now 38,this forum is a great place to get tips and advice and meet new friends :)

issy
01-26-2014, 05:24 AM
Hello there ladys and welcome to the forum I'm Emma from London
I've had panic attack for years (since I was 17 I'm now 38,this forum is a great place to get tips and advice and meet new friends :)

Hi Em how are you? I live in London too :) Do you sometimes find that London can make your anxiety worse at times? I find the busy crowds of central can automatically cause me to be on edge, esp the public transport...

GeneAllen
01-26-2014, 05:49 AM
Welcome,

You'll be such an asset here. Many will benefit from your experience. You'll find some awesome support here as well. Thank you for being brave enough to post and sit back relax and

enjoy your stay. Lots of great wisdom here. Peace:D Heck you've already encouraged me by seeing your fist post.

cat2
01-26-2014, 09:20 AM
Welcome, You'll be such an asset here. Many will benefit from your experience. You'll find some awesome support here as well. Thank you for being brave enough to post and sit back relax and enjoy your stay. Lots of great wisdom here. Peace:D Heck you've already encouraged me by seeing your fist post.
I'm new here how do you post

John_Mark
01-26-2014, 09:23 AM
Welcome to our forum!

Good luck.

cat2
01-27-2014, 12:15 PM
Welcome to our forum!

Good luck.

I need help. I'm alone win this anxiety.

shonaat
01-27-2014, 12:16 PM
What's wrong? X

cat2
01-29-2014, 01:56 PM
Fear of future dept, taxes, driving in the snow with a smart car.

Gbn
04-07-2014, 03:57 PM
QueenElsa, I am new on the forum too and I suffer from social anxiety, OCD and following depressive states.
I too love Frozen and Elsa and can relate to Elsa in so many ways. The film really touched me since I saw it last Friday, and since I have been contemplating about what it was about it that got to me so deeply.
And of course it is that fact that - just like in Elsa's case - nobody, neither my very few friends or my family, knows about my mental diseases. And hence, even though I feel that my family loves me, I have never experienced that they loved the whole me - since they have never seen the whole me. They might love the whole me, and they might not. But so far, they have not even had the chance to.
So, inspired by Frozen and Elsa, I am thinking about finally telling them about my diseases. Even though it should be the smallest thing, actually sitting down with them and opening my mouth and telling them seems like an insurmountable task.
So I thought to myself, in the vain of classic anxiety combating, to start with a smaller step. Which is why I am here on this forum now, telling that I suffer from social anxiety, OCD and depression. Hopefully, after a while, that will help me take the final step and tell my family.
I get the impression that your line of thought may be the same as mine, since you say that you are nervous about posting here since you rarely open up about your anxiety and depression. So, I can't help being curious: Does your family know about you and your diseases? Maybe posting on this forum is your first step in "letting it go"? :) Have Elsa inspired you too to sooner or later let your family and the world know about your disorders?

I will post a question in the general forum, to ask if someone will share their experience with finally letting their family and friends know about their disorder, and if they feel that it helped them and made them more happy.

Best of luck to you.