firestarter
08-25-2011, 11:20 AM
Um hi.. I don't really know how to write on these forums and it's even worrying me to write this in fear of being judged which is really stupid I know :').
Um I'm Emma,from England. I'm almost nineteen and have been struggling with anxiety , negative thinking, panic attacks, depression and self harm for several years now. I have been diagnosed with social anxiety for almost two years now and have been on medication for about a year.
I haven't had the greatest start to life but I have recently completed the first year of college after dropping out halfway through the year before due to stress and overwhelming anxiety that I would be a failure and couldn't live up to expectations. However I recieved my as level results last week and they were definately not what I was hoping for which brought back all of those feelings again My family isn't the most supportive even though i have several relatives with mental disorders including my sister who has bipolar, and nobody seems to understand that i'm upset by my grades and that i am dreading to returning to college in a couple of weeks. I haven't had a panic atttack in a while but when I had them I used to get tightness in my chest, headaches, nausea, tingling of fingers and toes and occasinal blackouts, once i threw up on a bus in the middle of a panic attack. I guess i just need reassaurance that it won't always be this hard. I probably just sound like a hormonal teenager who needs a reality check.
So um nice to meet you all and sorry for the rant, i hope to maybe talk to some of you soon.
Bye
Um I'm Emma,from England. I'm almost nineteen and have been struggling with anxiety , negative thinking, panic attacks, depression and self harm for several years now. I have been diagnosed with social anxiety for almost two years now and have been on medication for about a year.
I haven't had the greatest start to life but I have recently completed the first year of college after dropping out halfway through the year before due to stress and overwhelming anxiety that I would be a failure and couldn't live up to expectations. However I recieved my as level results last week and they were definately not what I was hoping for which brought back all of those feelings again My family isn't the most supportive even though i have several relatives with mental disorders including my sister who has bipolar, and nobody seems to understand that i'm upset by my grades and that i am dreading to returning to college in a couple of weeks. I haven't had a panic atttack in a while but when I had them I used to get tightness in my chest, headaches, nausea, tingling of fingers and toes and occasinal blackouts, once i threw up on a bus in the middle of a panic attack. I guess i just need reassaurance that it won't always be this hard. I probably just sound like a hormonal teenager who needs a reality check.
So um nice to meet you all and sorry for the rant, i hope to maybe talk to some of you soon.
Bye