I guess I'll start here...

[Ambrocious]

Here I am posting the typical "I'm new" post.

I'm a bit of a mess. I have Generalized Anxiety Disorder and suffer from the occasional panic attack. I've been in and out of therapy along with trying out several meds but it's obvious that this is something that is just going to take a lot of work to defeat on my own.

I'm sure many of you have heard the whole "just stop worrying" like it's the easiest thing in the world.

I want to surround myself by people who understand because I think that's a good part of the healing process.

Anxiety has controlled a good portion of my 26 years on Earth and I'm ready to find a way to handle it so I can be happy because I deserve it just like the rest of you all do, too.

So hi, I'm Amy and I'm ready to get a grip.

[Suzzy]

Hi Amy!

Here's one person that understand what it's like! :-) Im also 26 and have suffered with emetophobia/anxiety for pretty much all of those 26 years... Ive honestly forgotten what its like to live a 'normal' life! Ive finally decided ive had enough and have decided to try and get my life back so have just started CBT (which i had when i was 17 too, and although it worked for a while, i fell into bad ways again after a couple of years). Always nice to have others who understand it to talk to! Feel free to message me anytime! :-) x

[alankay]

Amb, yeah the "not worry" manta never works. Have you tried more than one SSRI, buspar, etc, what have you tried and at what does for how long? Alankay