How old are you?

[chanel07]

I was just wondering what the age of everyone is because I read an article today that said people who suffer from anxiety are usually young adults.

I'm 19.

How old are you?

[StevieH]

I am 50,but have been anxious all my life,but been real ill for last 17 years.
StevieH

[shaggy82]

im 26 and have had anxiety for 9 months

[LAnn]

25 .. started about 2-3 months ago

[scared748]

25-started when i was 12 when my parents got divorved and have struggled withit over the years but it hasnt been constant comes more or less from a traumatic/stressful event

[MissCKC]

I'm just barely 20 and my anxiety really started to kick in about 7 months ago

[ButterflyGirl82]

26 with anxiety for 4 to 7 months.

[bio]

Let me recall. I think, I have been suffering from anxiety since childhood.
Panic attack, I was 36. I am now 44 yrs old. Meds free and still functional.

[Velrose]

I'm 26. I've been dealing with Panic Attacks since October of last year, but some form of anxiety since I was about 14 or 15.

[strezzed]

I am 35 and had my first panic attack a few weeks ago. All because of a numb pinky on my left side . Thought and still think I had and having mini strokes. I cant seem to shake it But trying. As for anxiety attacks not to sure I think i have had mild stress as of age 26 and getting worst as I age. I hate it.

[motif]

I'm 45 but I'm feeling like 27 so I'm 27 then.
Got struck 4 month ago and it still last, never would think nerves can pull such tricks on me...

p.s.
since I've realized and believed it's really anxiety I'm getting better.

[LemmycautioN]

I'm 27.

Had my first attack at 17, but I was always a little anxious. Started taking SSRI's at 18. I came off them at 24 and was good - although still socially anxious and prone to worry. Had my first panic attack in ten years in late January and it was no picnic.

[xojewelsxo12]

im 16

my anxiety started when i stopped doing drugs. now it got really bad!

[The Melody of Rain]

I am twenty one. I had my first attack at fifteen and my last three weeks ago. Best birthday present ever, like.

[Dixxie]

hi, I'm 50 but my first anxiety/panic attack started about one and half years ago...one doctor said panic is a result of a past situation, event or trauma in one's life....it ALL GOES BACK TO SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT RESOLVED.

[Dixxie]

Like StevieH, I have been an anxious person....or excitable all my life. I have had crazy problems from nerve spots up my neck to my lungs feeling like they've been crushed! Sometimes...I feel I am hyperventilating and can't get enough oxygen into my lungs. Lately again, my throat feels like it's tightening.....like a NOOSE!

[motif]

im 16

my anxiety started when i stopped doing drugs. now it got really bad!

so why did you stop then?

[FallenAnx]

21 almost 22 started over a year and half ago.... panic attacks come and go, i know what they are so they arent as bad.....

funny thing is ive realized they like to spike whenever I smoke cigarettes or drink caffeine... I wonder why?

[bobby81]

26- suffered for 14 years

[AngryScotsman]

alrite all,im 25 this all started 5 years ago and tbh it isnt gettin any better lol
its a nightmare to live with

[ACARINGHART]

29. Started when I was 21-22, after my brother unexpectedly died.

I've been doing lately, but it was no picnic for a LOOOOONG time before I've got to this point and really...who knows if I'm really "CURED" but i'm enjoying everyday anxiety free.

[Wren]

17. --Social anxiety my whole life.

[setler]

I'm 19 also... anxiety started this year for me.

[blah27e]

im 18 and it started when i was 17

[The Melody of Rain]

why?

Because both nicotine and caffeine are stimulants. It would be in your best interests to avoid both these and sugar. These and any other stimulants will affect your SNS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatic), which will already be hyper-sensitive if you've been naturally anxious for a lengthy time.

The only path to normality is one which must be taken when you are relaxed enough to walk its route. The more you relax physically, the more reassurance the brain receives from the body; reassurance that its safe to come out of hibernation and work in sync once again. This can take anywhere from 3hrs-30yrs depending on your ability to follow the advice you are given. Once your cognition picks up (which doesn't take long at all) you can safely concentrate on countering your negative thoughts with positive ones.

[AnxiousGary]

I'm 31 and have only had anxiety issues for just over a year.

[Just Breathe]

I am 28 years old.
I had my first panic attack at 19. Over the past year my anxiety has become higher than the past, which was manageable.
I have however had symptoms of anxiety since I was little. (My mom has suffered from depression and panic for over 20 years...it's genetic)

[Punk Rock Steve]

YIKES! :shock: Crap, do I feel old! So far, it looks like I'm the old-timer on this thread. I'm 54 years old, though I'm told that I do look younger (must be the rock 'n' roll that I play in my band)....Inside, however, this anxiety/panic, when it's in full time activity, makes me feel older than I am. Have had anxiety for about 35 years....but, I'm still standing :)

[Music_lover]

Im 16 and about to finish my sophmore year of high school in a few weeks. I had my first panic attack in, I want to say, secondor first grade. I've had them, and anxiety since. Aren't we a bunch of lucky people? :nono:

[suziewong]

I'm 57 but my panic attacks started 8 years ago. It just goes to show that they can occur at any age.

[strezzed]

Can they disappear at any age too

[louisrapisarda]

15 started when i was 12

[winry]

I'm 21, symptoms of anxiety started about a year ago

[solnyshko]

i am 31, suffered from depression and anxiety all my life, first memory is a suicide attempt at 8yrs old. don't think i had a reason really. it has been really bad the last 4yrs, and really really bad the last 2yrs. and in the last month, very bad.

[maeflowers]

I am 20 but have had anxiety attacks and general anxiety for as long as I can remember... maybe even when I was in junior high.

[ski-li]

I'm 32. Been sad/depressed most of life and usually masked it from friends and family and pretended to be happy. No one in my family really knows what I've gone through. So those of you who have someone to talk to, consider yourself blessed.

[nico_uk]

25 been having attacks for about 4 years

[Betulas]

I'm 21 started a few months ago, I'm getting better though, it's not going to beat me.

[BeachGaBulldog]

I am 48, and have suffered from SAD and depression since I was a teenager. I was physically and verbally abused growing up at home and in my neighborhood. High school was a nightmare, being teased, laughed at, picked on by teachers because I was quiet. To this day, I still have nightmares about HS. The few times I asked girls out, I was turned down, and my relationship with women has been terrible my whole life. For years I have thought about suicide, but have never had the guts to pull it off.
I tried so hard when I was younger to make friends, but I couldn't. All of this stuff growing up made me pull away more and more from people, until I trusted noone. I still don't trust anyone because they have never given me a reason to. When you are made to feel like a failure, pretty soon you begin to feel like one.
I, like a lot of people have gone through the "What did I do to deserve this?", cussing God, praying to God for help, etc. I tried so many times to change things in my life, but it has never mattered what I do, or don't do, nothing ever changes. Being as old as I am, I know that it never will.

[bigpappasnap]

There are 70 billion people in the world, 90 million of them with anxiety and a HUGE % of those people range form 12-35!!! Startling!!!

[electric*eyes]

I'm 19. I've had anxiety for 5 or 6 years but it's gotten progressively worse.

[Anxious Frank]

24. I remember being shy as a child. My anxiety got worse during high school. I realised what it was by about 20 and have been fighting it ever since.

[leanneh]

Hello im 17 and have suffered with Anxiety (god i hate that word!!) for about 3-4 months now. :(

[sarrah]

I am 26 and this started about a year ago.

[Lee19]

i have always been a person who worries but i wouldn't say i was suffering with anxiety.

but i know i am now and i am 19 and it sucks because my life had just started to go somewhere and wham i get gladular fever which i didnt know at first so i thought i had allsorts of diseases.

by the time i found out it was glandular fever it was to late and i am now suffering really badly with anxiety

[SilverG]

I am 21yrs young. About a year and a half ago i had a nervous breakdown, a really bad one, extreme panic attacks for months and months but anxiety slowly has gone away. I stayed in my house all the time prior to the breakdown and lost all confidence and drank alot so im sure thats what caused it. Because i was so sick of being afraid of the anxiety once i got a little better i started going out, managed to get a job, and feel alot better. I am still very stressed over stupid things but instead of hiding from it im just fighting head on :twisted:

[donall]

im 21 and ive been suffering anxiety since i was about 14 or 15

[Spot]

41 turning 21 :tongue: . I was born with a generalized level of anxiety - whailed constantly as an infant, anxious toddler and then an angry kid. My brother was diagnosed in the early 80's with a learning disability...waaaayy before it was the popular household term that exists today. We were told it was 'special' back then - and I still believe, if it's channelled correctly one can achieve higher than 'normal' people through it's energy or drive. My brother was on meds at a very early age. He was on what we called 'horse pills' back then because they were so large. After meds, treatment and schooling that caters to these needs (a lot of one-on-one) he was slowly weaned off them. He had grown as a person without losing his identity (and mind). A success story of sorts. Unfortunately, he died in a car accident not too long after. We now have a local resource library for learning disabilities (and the like) named after him and an award I hand out annually to the most improved student from his last school. Bittersweet.