Hello everyone

[anxiety_social]

Hi

I'm a new member to this forum,

Been suffering from depression and anxiety for many years.

Lately, I've been trying to reach out to people who share these ailments, that's why I joined this forum

Thanks

[gypsylee]

Hi there,

It's really quiet here atm but welcome anyway :)

[anxiety_social]

Hi there,

It's really quiet here atm but welcome anyway :)


Thank you :=)

[littlestarsmum]

Welcome aboard, friend! It’s great to have you here.

I’m sorry to hear about your struggles. I know it’s not easy to go through depression and anxiety. Are you seeing a therapist/counselor? Please feel free to share your concerns with us. It does give so much relief when we share our concerns with good listeners. I hope you’ll get all the help you need here. Sending hugs & prayers your way!

[anxiety_social]

Welcome aboard, friend! It’s great to have you here.

I’m sorry to hear about your struggles. I know it’s not easy to go through depression and anxiety. Are you seeing a therapist/counselor? Please feel free to share your concerns with us. It does give so much relief when we share our concerns with good listeners. I hope you’ll get all the help you need here. Sending hugs & prayers your way!


Thanks so much for the kind words

I was seeing a therapist for a couple of years; then I stopped.

However, I continued taking meds for several years. 6 months ago, I decided to stop taking meds; I eased off them gradually. Month by month, day by day

Now, I am off them. But my anxiety is bad

[Rick(amateur)]

Hi and welcome to the forum! :)

We have similar experiences so feel free to post stuff here. I hope you find some answers and make new friends in the process!

I generally like to suggest journal for people so they have a place to vent out their frustrations. If you ever need someone to chat with, feel free to PM me. :)

[anxiety_social]

Hi and welcome to the forum! :)

We have similar experiences so feel free to post stuff here. I hope you find some answers and make new friends in the process!

I generally like to suggest journal for people so they have a place to vent out their frustrations. If you ever need someone to chat with, feel free to PM me. :)


Thanks Rick

I can't send you a PM because I'm new here

Please send me one :(

[anxiety_social]

Hi again Rick

I got your PM. But, I can't reply to it. Seems that the same rule applies: as a newbie I can't send any PMs, period :(

But thanks for sending me the PM. Maybe you could give me your email addy (via PM), or anything IM.

[TuesdayBlue]

Hello and Welcome!
I'm sort of new too... seem to have phases of being active and not. Maybe what's key is consistency?

Good luck!
Tuesday

[anxiety_social]

Hello and Welcome!
I'm sort of new too... seem to have phases of being active and not. Maybe what's key is consistency?

Good luck!
Tuesday

Not sure, though

Right now, I'm about to change my environment --- decided to pack up and go sailing, joining a crew on a boat, and just sail around, aimlessly

Anything to get away from isolation and loneliness

[martin05]

Not sure, though

Right now, I'm about to change my environment --- decided to pack up and go sailing, joining a crew on a boat, and just sail around, aimlessly

Anything to get away from isolation and loneliness

How's that coming along, anx_s?

Hi, btw!

[anxiety_social]

How's that coming along, anx_s?

Hi, btw!

Hi

Changed my mind.

With my current condition (depression and anxiety), a sailboat is the LAST place I should be.

Middle of the ocean..........with nowhere to go. What happens if things don't work out, and/or I don't get along with the other people on the boat??

So, that idea is out the window

[Ponder]

Jump out and go for a swim. I hear it's a great form of exercise that many highly esteemed scientists are now saying is great for depression and anxiety.

[gypsylee]

LOL@this conversation!

Welcome to the forum, anxiety_social :)

Oh I already said that but anyway, welcome again.

[anxiety_social]

Yeah, you did. Thanks

Although, I'm already regretting posting here. This forum only seems to attract jokers and what-not. Apparently, an issue as serious as depression or anxiety can only be met with idiocy and amusement by those who frequent this forum

[Anne1221]

Well, I am sorry you have anxiety and depression. Some of us know only too well how difficult it can be.

[Anne1221]

Does anything seem to help your depression and anxiety?

[gypsylee]

Yeah, you did. Thanks

Although, I'm already regretting posting here. This forum only seems to attract jokers and what-not. Apparently, an issue as serious as depression or anxiety can only be met with idiocy and amusement by those who frequent this forum

Laughter is one of the things that's saved my life :)

[Ponder]

Yeah, you did. Thanks

Although, I'm already regretting posting here. This forum only seems to attract jokers and what-not. Apparently, an issue as serious as depression or anxiety can only be met with idiocy and amusement by those who frequent this forum

Sometimes it pays to look on the bright side by highlighting areas in our life that only attract negative thoughts. Anxiety & Depression are treated in whatever way suffers choose to do so in this forum. None of us our perfect and indeed ... many of us are not on the same page ... but for the most part this forum seems to do a good job with supporting members that support themselves.

I appreciate the humor in others even when I don't understand. It's better than the alternative.

My posts are reportedly more a tangent that's considered rather serious in nature. I can accommodate getting serious if you so wish.

How deep a hole would you like to dig? I'll jump in if you think it will help.

Try to focus on what's caught up within, rather than the jokers to which you refer.

So what's ailing you?

[Dahila]

Yeah, you did. Thanks

Although, I'm already regretting posting here. This forum only seems to attract jokers and what-not. Apparently, an issue as serious as depression or anxiety can only be met with idiocy and amusement by those who frequent this forum

Welcome and joking really help to distance yourself a bit, No one here is ignoring you, but i am sensing drama queen here

[anxiety_social]

Welcome and joking really help to distance yourself a bit, No one here is ignoring you, but i am sensing drama queen here

Yeah, just like I said : IDIOCY under a mask.

This is my cue to leave

[anxiety_social]

Here's a PM I just received from another poster on this forum:

Hi there

Sorry you did not get the support you deserve here. This forum can be helpful, but recently its come to be dominated by just two people. One is usually fine, the other toxic. I'm guessing its because of her that other regulars stopped. I rarely post now because I know I will not get much help and when in a bad way, it can make things worse.

You could try nomorepanic.co.UK

its hit and miss who replies, I stopped posting there. Another is elefriends which is a MH version of Facebook in the UK
Its a very young crowd there.

All the best


So, obviously, my impression of this forum is not mistaken.

Geeeez!!!!

[gypsylee]

Toxic personalities on the internet? WHAT? :rolleyes:

[Dahila]

Toxic personalities on the internet? WHAT? :rolleyes:

on internet are only nice people:rolleyes::rolleyes:
anxiety whatever , I was not wrong :)

[Ponder]

Here's a PM I just received from another poster on this forum:

Hi there

Sorry you did not get the support you deserve here. This forum can be helpful, but recently its come to be dominated by just two people. One is usually fine, the other toxic. I'm guessing its because of her that other regulars stopped. I rarely post now because I know I will not get much help and when in a bad way, it can make things worse.

You could try nomorepanic.co.UK

its hit and miss who replies, I stopped posting there. Another is elefriends which is a MH version of Facebook in the UK
Its a very young crowd there.

All the best


So, obviously, my impression of this forum is not mistaken.

Geeeez!!!!

I've bitched and moaned about this forum. Recently in fact. Many of us do; that's a fact. But here's the thing that makes this forum a success regardless of any one's discontent:

We keep coming back. Like I said before not all of us are on the same page and our sticky points may be hard for others to digest - regardless of what each of us feels is wrong or right. The civility and mutuality regardless of our obvious faults does so much more to keep things balanced than that of reactionary posts; to that we are all victims to from time to time.

Consider the way in which your reaching out and how that alone may make it hard for those reading on ... to beleive whether that "Private" Message is real or not. At any rate you do yourself no favors by breaching trust in such a manner. The content of said message and your reaction say more about yourself than what is being said. Nevertheless this need not be a negative thing. It's just another case of what is being what it is. Hopefully you will soon come to see in a way that allows you to grow; as this place has allowed for so many others. It's not so much the forums that do the work - but that which we do for ourselves.

I've been forum hopping for years. Hell I just created one.

Seriously this place is not so bad (despite my own conflicts - it's all subjective) and since your posting like so It's only now that I can see it like so. SO THANKS MAN ... your reaction has actually helped myself, others and this forum grow. :) (that's a good thing!) It will be the same wherever you go. None of us are perfect ... we are all peers ... we are all in this together.

Age, Gender, Race, Culture,Religion,Nationality and all those like wise group mentalities that conditioned users seek to find in 'other' forums, places and things, are nothing but the essence of that toxicity to which you refer. If there is a pattern developing in this forum and or a guiding hand that's taking place, I can only say that it's been doing an excellent job that I & others fully encourage. (Fact is ... there are more than two people talking)

let us remember that no matter one's post count or frequency of visits ... we all on the same level and carry the same faults. Additionally growth does not come from a place of constant happiness and content.

The Anxiety Forum is home to ALL sufferers ... not just one 'group' as listed above.

To me ... that is it's strongest point. Especially the fact that many of us keep coming back.
Popularity is overrated. Don't let the number of users mislead you. This place is actually a very caring community.

I do hope that wherever you go ... that you too, will eventually find a home. This could easily be it.

Regretfully
~ another forum user.

[gypsylee]

^True. We all have our moments when we can't stand this place (more specifically, someone on it) but that's just life. The only significant thing about AF is the lack of admin; the rest is what you make of it.

[martin05]

Well said, Ponder. The folks here have helped me more than they'll know.

Good luck wherever you go OP.

[Twichard]

Hi and welcome enjoy the sea I was a fisherman for a living I loved the sea im a bit old for that life now But I miss it

[Chemical Shaman]

I've found this forum pretty unhelpful too, apart from one or two people..

[Twichard]

If you've only made 4 posts how have you found users are unhelpful it's day for some and others will be in bed it's a big world