Another Newbie

[Weeze Begs]

Hi my name is weeze, I am 37, mum of 2 and I thought a very sound person.
I have just been diagnosed with anxiety and depression although my symptoms started over a year ago when I was pregnant with my baby.
After the birth I was back to myself but once the baby was 3 months they came back with avengance.
I am suffering from health anxiety, I am constantly worried about dying due to every fatal disease ( I have cancer, brain tumour thoughts every day) I hate going to sleep as I am convinced that I am going to die in my sleep. All the news about swine flu on the news and TV is sending me over the edge.
My Dr who is being really good has just put me on anti-depressants and i have seen a shrink 3 times so far, which is helping, as up till now I have not been talking to anyone about how I feel and have kept my symptoms secret.
I have just realised that all my symptoms are anxiety related and that I am not going to die.
I have a very supportive Mum and Husband but they are not sufferer's so really don't understand.
I hate being on my own, and won't be. My Mum is with me mon - friday and I have my Husband at the weekend.
I hardly go out as I fear what might happen, but I am just realising that nothing happens so I am going to try hard next week and go out a few times.
I have hardly a day that goes by where I feel I am myself, I feel that I am taking a day at a time and can not make plans beyond the next few days.
I would love to hear from anyone who is suffering the same symptoms and is or who has gone through this who could offer any support.

[rejanette]

Hello,

What did rreally helped me was to talk to people about my anxiety... I just was so scared at one point and was not accepting my anxiety... Well i started telling people about it and I was really surprised to know how many people got anxiety around me or had anxiety.
Therapist is helping me a lot i have been going to 10 sessions and it's been helping a lot and I think that soon I will be ready to let go of therapy.
It's really hard at times because i was so afraid to have panic attacks that i was not going out with anybody or doing nothing at one point I did not want to see anybody... Since are way better i starting seeing friends again, goign to dinenr and being more social,
I also had great support from my husband and he 's been helping me a lot.
I was so scared to be alone that most of the panic attacks happened when i was alone so I learn to be alone again and of course it's sometimes hard but i needed to do so.
Hope things get better.
Rejane

[dtrotter]

Actually, i pushed myself to the extreme to get over my own anxiety. It was whole lots of works, all these are from the encouragement from my children. They always stood by me and helped me. :) Well, i will always force myself to do things that i fear until i am desensitized of it.

[sherlockevans01]

Wow! Great post. I was really lookng for this kind of post. Im interested finding more posts about this topic. Anyone here can suggest where should I go? Thanks a lot.
Sherlock Evans

[Weeze Begs]

I have looked myself and have found this to be the best.

There doesn't seem much out there to be honest and my Therapist and perhaps others..don't like me using forum's as he thinks I will pick up other people's habbits and burdon's.

But I think this site has helped me.