As I am new to this site, I just wanted to make an introduction and tell my story.

When I was younger, my family went on a trip to New York City around the 4th of July. Since they have a big display of fireworks, we all decided to walk down and watch them. Before that day I didn't have any issues with anxiety or panic at all, but then I had my first experience. The crowds were massive and before I knew it I felt as of I were going to pass out or have a heart attack. I was stuck in a crowd of thousands of people for around an hour, but after that day I never really had an issue with it for a while.

A couple months later, I would sporadically have panic attacks, and I had no idea why. They were persistant enough to be horrible, but within the last 4 months they have become unbearable. I was recently diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, and panic disorder, but I'm also claustrophobic and slightly emetophobic.

I'm not really asking for advice or help, but I really just want to know if there are people in these forums who could relate to me. Any response would be appreciated, thanks for reading

~Em