katepalmer
04-28-2014, 08:59 AM
Hello everyone
I am glad I have found this community. Have been suffering with anxiety for 2 years now. It went away for a brief while, but then came back with a vengeance and I am feeling pretty low at the moment. I have taken some steps over last few days. Have booked therapy and a doctor's appointment for some medication. But I am, I suppose, at this point frightened that I will never live a normal life like I used to. My anxiety is mainly – but not exclusively – around scrupulosity. A non-religious kind. Generally the belief that I might make some sort of terrible error which will diminish me in my my family, job, community etc. It is all baffling as I am a very moral person. And though I know with rational hat on that it's the illness, the worries and doubt persist. Would be grateful for any fellowship. My family and friends are wonderful, but they are finding it difficult to relate. They view me as a good and successful person. They don't feel I should have these worries and don't understand what it feels like.
Warmest,
Kate
I am glad I have found this community. Have been suffering with anxiety for 2 years now. It went away for a brief while, but then came back with a vengeance and I am feeling pretty low at the moment. I have taken some steps over last few days. Have booked therapy and a doctor's appointment for some medication. But I am, I suppose, at this point frightened that I will never live a normal life like I used to. My anxiety is mainly – but not exclusively – around scrupulosity. A non-religious kind. Generally the belief that I might make some sort of terrible error which will diminish me in my my family, job, community etc. It is all baffling as I am a very moral person. And though I know with rational hat on that it's the illness, the worries and doubt persist. Would be grateful for any fellowship. My family and friends are wonderful, but they are finding it difficult to relate. They view me as a good and successful person. They don't feel I should have these worries and don't understand what it feels like.
Warmest,
Kate