Hi.

[orangedelarge]

Hi everyone, my name is Jessica and I'm seventeen years old. I've been suffering from anxiety since about the sixth grade, but have never sought clinical treatment. It's kind of just been a hush issue for me for a while now, but it's built up so much that I need an outlet. I started self-medicating with marijuana when I was fifteen, but quit recently for my boyfriend of almost two years. Since I quit, my anxiety has increased even more and I'm having anxious thoughts everyday. I hope that having a place like this to write down what I'm feeling and get understanding opinions will help me cope with my issues.

I'm really excited to read your stories and post my own. I am very hopeful for the future.

[alankay]

Orange, yeah stay way for the pot. I smoked a bit too when I was your age. Anyway if your anxiety is getting to the point of significant discomfort you should see your fam. doc or a counselor. If you hanging in there OK right now, a counselor is probably best as you can skip any meds that a doc might want to start you on. You'd be surprised and pleased if you knew how much talking can help anxiety. Especially talking to someone who's trained and understands. It helped me a great deal!!!