rlysa
02-20-2011, 07:18 PM
I'm looking forward to this site. I'm 43 y/o and have been suffering from what I now know is anxiety, off and on since I was 18 years. Fortunately I've only had short bouts of it throughout the years. My anxiety consist of exisential thoughts that are driving me crazy. I started this when I was 18 y/o. I was having trouble falling asleep for a few nights and I began to get frustrated and anxious at bedtime because of it. Well for some reason I became all worked up over it and then began to focus in on the weird sensations I was having, which I now know is from anxiety, and from there started having questions about reality, so forth. Well that lasted for a few months, I went off to college and forgot all about it. Once I started college I started to feel that way again it seems every year for about 2 weeks and then I would feel better and just sort of got over it. It's the weirdist thing, when I'm over it, these thoughts have no validity, but when i'm in, I feel I have to solve the mystery so to speak :) I've actually gone for years without feeling that way, but I had a recent setback a week ago. I've never been medicated, even when It was at it's worst. I've read several books on it and encouraged that i've had times when i've come out of it. So i'm hoping this forum gives both insights and looking forward to sharing encouragement with others :) Sorry to be soooo long.
LisaP
LisaP