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[Dan Llanes]

Hello,

I'm a 33 year old male and have anxiety issues. I constantly dread something is wrong with me, even though I have gone to multiple drs for a whole host of different things. My anxiety was so bad a year ago I suffered a nervous breakdown. I'm married with 2 children and have a hard time talking to my wife about it. She has been there for me for every episode I've had in the last 6 years since it started, but I feel it's waning on her and I just don't want to burden her with it anymore. I go thru my life in my mind and try to reason why I have anxiety but never see what it could be. It is a fight everyday but it gets tiring when I have long spells of it like I do right now.

[needtogetwell]

Hi Dan,

Welcome!

Your situation is not dissimilar to others here. We do understand.

Sounds like you have a lovely caring wife there. One suggestion however, don't hide what you are feeling from her. I know you don't want to burden her, but give her the opportunity to decide if it is a burden. She married you for better or worse.

You will likely feel a lot better just opening up to her, a relief for some of this extra anxiety. Then, the two of you can work together to sort out the rest of the reasons for this.

I hope this all works out for you. Read many posts here, you may find something in the replies that will make sense to you.

Keep posting! We are here to help,
Cheers
Pam

[delboy]

Dan....as pam said you will hear the same story from all of us, until I recently came on this forum I thought for 20 years I was the only one with this but believe it of not the forum has helped me so much, for the first time after years of drs counselling all sorts of weird and wonderful prescribed drugs and herbal, I now understand there is nothing wrong apart from this awful anxiety disorder....acceptance is as much of a cure as anything

Good luck mate

Del from raining again London lol