Hi

[CosmicJello]

Hi!

I am new here but not to anxiety. I have suffered with anxiety and mild OCD since I have been young. It first started to emerge when I was around 10.

Lately I have been struggling more than ever. I was functioning fine since 2003 and have been off medication since 2005.

I have been in crisis for three weeks and there were a tonne of triggers.

So I feel like I am back at square one.

Hopefully joining here will help.

[JeffM]

Hi! I too have had brushes with anxiety in the past, and have overcome them, only to have it come back and affect me again. I understand, it is very frustrating!

Any idea on what triggered the onset of anxiety again?

[CosmicJello]

A number of things...

New job...loss of an apartment (long story) and rejection from a guy I was seeing (long story)...lots of hurt in a short period of time that took me back to a prior trauma that I thought I had dealt with. But it is still there and I really have to look at ways of closing that chapter and living with the memories.

Forward moving...that's all I can do :)

[JeffM]

I see how that can definitely produce a lot of stress and anxiety. I've found that any time you're dealing with a lot of uncertainty, that produces anxiety, which results in stress as a side effect. I think you're absolutely right... just gotta move forward, stay focused, take care of what you need to and things will improve. That's really all that you can do... that, and it always helps if you have people to listen to.