Hi All

[Squonk]

Hi,

Don't really know how to do this but here's a little about me.
Sorry for the anonymity at this time I find it hard being me so hiding behind this veil of anonymity let's me say things I could not otherwise do.

I'm a 45 year old man living in the north east of england.

I have not had my condition clinically diagnosed because it does not matter. (As a Doctor once told me, "a label is just that, a label, what we need to do is find the best way to help you, the person") Which I feel makes some sense.

I have anxiety about just about everything and anything. It is worse, obviously, at times when I have significant problems in my life to add to it all. Trust me I've a had a few.

So I have managed to get this far in my life, sometimes I wonder how, and at this time I need more than just some help. So I started a blog a couple of weeks ago. Not a lot of help but some. Today I decided to join a forum and talk to some like minded people that I hope will not judge and may even help.

So here I'am.

Not so sure where to go from here so I'm gonna wait for you at this time. and may be browse.

S

[myself23]

You're 45, I'm 23, but I can relate to you. I think what the doctor told you is correct, diagnosis is just a word, anxiety is a word. I also believe you when you said that everything your life isn't great. After all we all want to be happy. I also joined this forum today, and I feel I'm not alone. Many people are messed up, nervous and unhappy, we just take it too seriously. I guess we just need to accept ourselves and everything that's coming our way. I've learned that life is often senseless and ridiculous. I look at anxiety as a bad habit we do to ourselves. When I accepted that I'm a hypersensitive nervous wreck, I felt almost at peace.

p.s. I'm sorry for giving advices to someone who is almost twice my age, but I just feel the need to help someone however I can. It just made me feel better.

[Illuminati]

I give you my encouragement. I am new to this forum and struggle with social anxiety and fears about how my social failures will negatively impact my life. I dont' have any answers - I am looking for some myself... But I can relate - I think there are alot of us, but I certainly feel like I am the only one I know with this problem.