HotButteredBiscuit
12-15-2014, 07:24 PM
Hi there! I'm glad that I've found this forum. Just to introduce myself I'm 35, married with 5 kids (15, 12, 7, 5 and 6 months) and have battled anxiety for as long as I can remember. I've found that my coping mechanisms (journaling, prayer/meditation, talk therapy) aren't serving me well lately. I have a very volatile job as an independent home health contractor that keeps me stressed, am in graduate school, and my 7 year old has autism.
So, I'm well within my right to live in a constant state of anxiety, but I can't exist like this. Panic rises in me every day about any number of normal things, and I'm pretty sure my anxiety is considered generalized. I suffer panic attacks that leave me exhausted and depressed, with my main physical symptoms being tingling/numb arms and legs and headaches, which I'm pretty sure are a product of my shallow breaths.
Recently I've decided to try medication and am seeking a psychiatrist, but am not having luck finding a female who is in-network and local.
I look forward to perusing the threads and getting to know everyone as I start this journey towards healing.
So, I'm well within my right to live in a constant state of anxiety, but I can't exist like this. Panic rises in me every day about any number of normal things, and I'm pretty sure my anxiety is considered generalized. I suffer panic attacks that leave me exhausted and depressed, with my main physical symptoms being tingling/numb arms and legs and headaches, which I'm pretty sure are a product of my shallow breaths.
Recently I've decided to try medication and am seeking a psychiatrist, but am not having luck finding a female who is in-network and local.
I look forward to perusing the threads and getting to know everyone as I start this journey towards healing.