Looking for friends with anxiety, panic, depression, phobia's.

[scorpiogirl9]

Hello everyone, i am a 24 year old female. Ive had severe anxiety panic disorder, depression, phobias for as long as i can remember. I juat started seeing a psychologist who im glad i found. I know i dont live a normal life compared to others my age, but then again ive never been into the same things i dont like/trust people..i dont like to socialize or drink or anything much. I left high school because i had such bad panic attacks yet i didnt know what it was at the time. Im still struggling going in and out of little jobs because i have phobias, i always think im going to die or i always feel weak and i just want to be home. I am here to look for an email friend or friends with similar issues to mine. We know its not easy to find people who can understand this type of life..anyone want to chat about things id be happy to talk and make new email pals

[AnxietyGirl2012]

Hey everyone!
Im also the same, everytime my heart skips a beat or i feel off i think something is wrong with me. I was diagnosed a little over a month ago so im still trying to wrap my head around it all, my fear usually occures at night so i tend to avoid going out at night. I've had so many trips to the hospital thinking i was going to die, i try to convince myself im okay and it's just the anxiety but some days it's near impossible to believe that im actually fine.
Im still trying to convince myself im not going crazy :/ it's aweful the things this does to us.
I didnt realise there were so many people who are affected by anxiety, i would love to chat with anyone it's good to be able to talk with people who can relate :)

[XxBrokenInsidexX]

We suffer from the same anxiety related issues... I am terrified that I am going to die and I always think there is something wrong with me especially when it comes to my heart... I have been to be doctors a ton of times and had numerous EKG's done and all kinds of testing for my heart and it comes back normal but for some reason I just don't believe them.. I am actually going to ask my doctor to get a second opinion to have things looked at again.. You are definitely not alone and I too have been seeking friends who know what I am going through.. It's hard because my family members and friends don't understand what its like to live in complete fear everyday.. It's a lonely place to be and we all need one another for support.. I am here to listen to anyone that needs a friend :)

[scorpiogirl9]

hey! im sorry to hear all your pain! i know what your going through, although i do not smoke or drink, it actually brings on my anxiety a lot, i can relate. I recently started seeing a psychiatrist, shes really helping me step by step. I had blood work done a few weeks ago also but they said nothing, yet i tend to not believe them and ill ask my doctor again are you sure>?! I havn't gotten ekg's done but i want to.. im so scared of the heart, its a phobia of mine, thats the main part i think im dieing from all the time. To go to a cardiologist scares me so much just thinking about it gives me anxiety! And imagine if it came back with a bad result! :/ my dad died from a heart anyerism, my mom has a little issue with her heart which she takes a pill for everyday but it seems to be nothing serious, so i think im going to die like my dad or from th heart. He was a drug addict though so my doctor keeps telling me thats how he died and since i dont do drugs i wont die like him, how do you cope at work??

[Srunnerz]

Hi nice to meet you :) Signed up 2 mins ago/ Same here, ive had anxiety depresssion for the last 15 years or so,diagnosed about 4 years ago. I lost alot/most of my friends from this. I couldnt go out thinking everything i did or said was embarressing. I've drank about 10+ beers a night for years just so i could pass out and actually fall asleep. Dried different herbal, prescription drugs and I only ever got the side effects not the help from them (grog prob didnt help them). I get burning feeling randomly around my whole body, numbness too. Palpations and big JUMPS which i think im dying, head full of pressure, eyes sore, no moisture in mouth, tingling, aching shoulderes, back neck. everything. Its the worst feeling and so severe. last 2 weeks had 4 blood tests, ambulance to hospital, doctors twice. They did ecg's exrays... All normal!!
Having a panic/anxiety attack right now from thinking about it. (well been on and off all day) I feel you! Trying to learn to embrace it, and just try to enjoy the experiences instead of denying and trying to shut them out.

So anyway, I took the biggest step a week ago, havnt had a drop of alcohol since, gone from 30-40 cigarettes a day to about 10-15, seeing a phycologist next wednesday gone on the gluten (wheat free) diet, cut out all caffine (save me!) and cut down on cheese, milk (dairy).

Its going to hurt, caffine nicotine withdrawal prob heighten the anxiety. but im gonna grit my head and charge head long into this problem.
So send all your pain, anxiety my way ill take it off your shoulders for you

Good luck and hope for you and everyone else out there. You all deserve it
If i can work out how to add u ill add :)

[DiannaKw]

I can relate you almost completely. I am a 25 year old female with almost no close friends ( just my boyfriend ) No job ( it seems like no one will hire me - i am terrible at interviews and around new people. my anxiety causes my mind to go blank and i can't think on my feet ) Flunked out of college. No one who understands to talk to.

I feel stuck, but it's comforting to know I'm not alone.

[turkee23]

once again.... im in the same boat as you... you can go read my older posts about the same thing....

just know your not alone and there are lots of great people here to talk to....xoxo take care

[angelairene]

yeah hun ill b a freind ull av 2 add me thou!cuz i avnt got a clue lol!!

[angelairene]

hun most of my syptomz!are all wot u can experience wiv it!!i have stomach crampz!sweatz!chillz!shakez!my heart racin:my cherst goez tight sumtimez pain like now:(i feel sick sum mornin and nitez i am!!pinz and needlez thou body plus numbnezz!pluz many more!i can handle most thingz hun but i gonna face thiz!im med free:same as yaself i did wanna try do it naturally cuz im not a med person but itz waaayyyy 2 much 2 handle day in day out!specially when youve got a 4 wk old baby look after!!not gud hun!!im currently seekin help!

[kka264]

I understand totally.  Talking to someone who understands and is going through what you are going through is soooooo cathartic!  Add me as a friend on here and we can communicate for sure.  I have panic disorder which I am in treatment for presently.  This is my first time dealing with it.  I was diagnosed at the end of February and I take Zoloft and I use to take lorazepam.  I tried 1/4 Xanax at first-but it was too strong.  I also tried clonazepam-1/2 but it was way too strong for me.  I don't have any phobias but I use to think that I was dying and I was being given all these signs.

I don't have the heart palpitations as much.  It really was the light headedness and the dizzy feelings and adrenaline rush that I experienced that sent me over the edge.  I was in bar school prepping to be called to the bar and this disorder just came.  It began to develop from May/June 2011 after my grandmother died and I lost almost 100 pounds-and going to school full time plus working full time. Most of what people post about their feelings--is so common it really helped me feel better because I thought I was going crazy many times.

Coming on here and reading what others are going through and their symptoms sounding so similar to mine-made me realise I am not alone.  Also try to get your hands on Paul David's book At Last a life.  A member on here sent me that book and I read a bit everyday-THAT HAS TOTALLY TRANSFORMED ME!

I'm willing to be there for you.  Because it is not without great support that you conquer :)

[franceslee]

I can totally relate to you!!  I always think I have something medically wrong with me that hasn't been found or that I am going to die.  I have to make myself go to work but I don't work as many hours now just because of the stress I go through.  It's hard to fins people that can relate an understand what you taking about, so I would love to be an email buddy :) so far I'm trying to handle my anxiety without meds but I'm not sure how Long ill be able to make it.  What are moat of the symptoms you experience??  What do you do to try an help your anxiety??

[angelairene]

hiya hun!!nice 2 chat 2 u!!i suffer wiv exactly the same!!itz hard 2 adjust 2 thiz life!and sumtimez getz u dwn when u think of otherz avin fun!!im 29 yrz old!had aggrapobia since early 20z!due 2 panic atz on a buz!which i usualy used 2 catch!!i av really bad anxiety even mre so since i had littlen last month!!i hate it!not sure about u!