Living with anxiety?

[lizard0921]

How long have you each had anxiety for and do you know what triggered your anxiety?

[Dahila]

Welcome to the forum, :) I hope you will have a lot of support and information here.
I am living with anxiety from the moment I remember. No so good childhood and constant stay in hospitals caused the anxiety and separation issues. It was like 50 years ago, so imagine...

[tailspin]

I remember having excessive anxiety issues and phobias when I was very young. Nothing traumatic happened. It's just my nature.

[Lin]

Welcome to the Forum, I hope you get lots of help and support from it like I have.
I only started with anxiety when this last bout of depression started in 2011 - it was as a result of taking medications which gave me anxiety, and now nearly any tablet I take I seem to be susceptible to it.
I hate the panic attacks worse than anything and they stop me doing so much.

[sylvina]

Mine started around the age off 18 from being in a controlling relationship I'm 32 now and still have it :( even though I'm out off that relationship..

[Dan Medz]

Had mine all my life too. 30 now. Sometimes it just takes control and there doesn't feel like there is anything I can do but get through the tough times. God knows what the cause is but my mum and aunt and grandma had it really bad so I feel like at least part of this is genetic.

[emilyfrances]

Probably since I was about 14 I really started noticing it. I'm 21 now. I'm generally an outgoing person but new situations make me very anxious, hanging out with a new person, a new relationship. Huge crowds.

[julian7725]

My first attack was at age 18 and did not experience another one at age 28 (2009). I have had them since on and off. I am now 32. I have learned to live with it. At first it is tough, but then it gets easier specially when understanding what triggers it.