Also a newbie!

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Jelly whirl. Now that's quite the username

Are you UK or American? Jelly means something totally different in that crazy ol place we call 'Merica.

You're even younger than I was when my anxiety became full blown. Same as a few guys here recently. I got it bad at around 21. I look back and think thank god I at least had 18/19/20 pretty stress free!

I feel a little awkward talking in a thread about PMDD, but I'll stay strong for you here.

Fear of the fear is horrible. My first panic attack caused 10 more after it, just because I was so scared of that whole episode. If I'd have had amnesia, I'd have probably lived the rest of my life fine, but it was hard to get that earth shattering incident out of my mind. The anxiety it caused caused more anxiety.

Writing can help. When you write, you're less fearful. You become more accepting. Connecting with others like you, that helps too. Makes you feel less powerless. That's a big deal. Sometimes getting a small benzo RX and just keeping it in my drawer can be comforting. Knowing there's something in there that can relax you if you get desperate, that can be really helpful.

I hope to see you around here anyway. You'll meet your goals here for sure. People are friendly. I have about 70 here on my Facebook page, it's a very supportive group.

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