Ophelia
05-24-2008, 02:54 PM
Hello I'm new to the forum. In March 06, I started seeing a doctor about my mood, and was diagnosed with mild to moderate depression and anxiety. I continued to see a doctor until March 07 and felt "cured" after only 6 months on Zoloft and 12 months of one-on-one and group therapy.
Now, a year later, I feel like I need to go back to my doctor again for anxiety issues. I've only ever had one severe panic attack, which lasted about a half an hour and was about a year and a half ago. I feel like recently I've been having mild panic attacks that don't peak but just level out and last ALL day it seems. I have tightness in my chest, my heart races and then slows down, my mind races and I just want to run as far away from wherever I am as fast as I can.
I've seemed to manage the depression fairly well. I think a major part of what helped me out was reading "The Art of Happiness." Although I still have days where I just feel like I don't want to get out of bed, or I don't want to clean the house, I never have those long drawn out feelings of dread that I used to have the first time around. However, I feel like if I don't seek help soon for my anxiety, I will eventually become depressed because of it.
Well... that's my long introduction. I didn't really explain anything about myself really haha. I'm 24, from Pennyslvania and in the military (which makes my anxiety worse... because I'm afraid I'll get kicked out if I keep going back to the mental health clinic..). I'm engaged, which also adds to the anxiety for many reasons. I have one cat and love to watch tv :)
I've been to online groups before, and have had wonderful results. I hope to have the same here :) thanks for listening!
Now, a year later, I feel like I need to go back to my doctor again for anxiety issues. I've only ever had one severe panic attack, which lasted about a half an hour and was about a year and a half ago. I feel like recently I've been having mild panic attacks that don't peak but just level out and last ALL day it seems. I have tightness in my chest, my heart races and then slows down, my mind races and I just want to run as far away from wherever I am as fast as I can.
I've seemed to manage the depression fairly well. I think a major part of what helped me out was reading "The Art of Happiness." Although I still have days where I just feel like I don't want to get out of bed, or I don't want to clean the house, I never have those long drawn out feelings of dread that I used to have the first time around. However, I feel like if I don't seek help soon for my anxiety, I will eventually become depressed because of it.
Well... that's my long introduction. I didn't really explain anything about myself really haha. I'm 24, from Pennyslvania and in the military (which makes my anxiety worse... because I'm afraid I'll get kicked out if I keep going back to the mental health clinic..). I'm engaged, which also adds to the anxiety for many reasons. I have one cat and love to watch tv :)
I've been to online groups before, and have had wonderful results. I hope to have the same here :) thanks for listening!