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Meds!
Does anyone take meds to help with their anxiety?
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Hi Elizabeth!
Many people take meds to help with their anxiety. In ...
Unwanted Thoughts
Hi, I'm so glad to have found your site. It is very helpful.
I have suffered on and off with anxiety/panic and scary thoughts since I was little. It ...
Dealing With Anxiety
I have been happy for years and living with my fiancee in a fab new house, great job, qualifying this August and have an amazing family. One night I was ...
Loud Thoughts
Hello There. I'm a 30 year old male suffering from anxiety and my question for you is why do I get these random loud thoughts in my head? It's like I can ...
Bad Thoughts
Hi there! I'm 29 years old, and I have been dealing with panic attacks and anxiety for years now off and on. Normally I would worry about dying or losing ...
Depression, Anxiety & Instrusive Thoughts
Hi my name is Amber. I am 16 years old and about three months ago came down with depression, anxiety and horrible intrusive thoughts. I have always been ...
Question about OCD
Thank you very much for the last e-mail you sent. It helps to know that I am not the only person who has OCD.
I do have a couple of questions. I tend ...
Anxiety
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I have had anxiety for quite a long time but I never really new it. When I was little I would check my backpack to make sure that I had everything I needed,...
Military Here Too With Anxiety
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Hello everyone and thanks for reading! Thanks for sharing the site it lets me know that I am not alone! I am a military wife of 4 years and the last 2 ...
Intrusive Thoughts and Anxiety
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I been battling thoughts for a long time since I was little kid. I'm 21 now and I have obsessive thoughts that bother me day and night. My mind won't leave ...
Sabotage!
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My future is at stake. I have fought through tremendous battles of anxiety and worry and started coming through the other side. Unfortunatly my mind has ...
Need help soon. I feel upset and bad.
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I am a 30 years old Indian man living in Australia on a working visa for 3 years. I am here by myself without any family or friends I feel lonely and upset ...
St. John's Wort Indications
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Hello,
I have taken a multi vitamin along with st john's wort for about a month. I started to feel better and contain my anxiety and OCD thoughts within ...
Life Changes
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Hi, I am 27 and have recently gotten engaged and I am getting ready to move out of state to live with my fiance. I am leaving a stable job and This is ...
Obsessive Thoughts
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I have just found your website and want to thank you so much for the information you have put together. I have been suffering severe unwanted violent thoughts ...
18 Hours in of Worry and Counting
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I am doing everything I think I need to be doing, Im changing my negative thoughts to positive, Im accepting anxiety and it floats away. But what can I ...
My Self Esteem Is Holding Me Back
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My Self Esteem Is Holding Me Back
Tinnitus?
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Since the anxiety developed I have consistent tinnitus which is very hard to cope with. Any suggestions for help, management etc. I think I have tried ...
Loss
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Why is it that I have more panic and anxiety around the same time of year, when I have lost my Child and other loved ones? Why do these times of year seem ...
I have fought but something is fighting back!
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I have fought,fought and fought my anxiety for years and I really started breaking ground. But recently Im going through a horrible time. Pushing back ...
Anxiety and Negative Thinking Pattern
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Hi, Susan,
First I just want to thank you for this great website. It really helps me to understand more about my situation. THANK YOU.
I am 30 years ...
Intrusive Thoughts
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I have recently been diagnosed with Health Anxiety and Agoraphobia. After that, all of a sudden I started having these intrusive thoughts and for a few ...
Anxiety and Panic Attacks
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Do you have any support groups,meetings etc.? I am 66 been in Az for six years and find myself having to serve five months (nights only) in Sheriff Joe'...
Question about CBT
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Your experience sounds so similar to mine. Just wondering how many dark years you endured to see the light.
CBT seems so laborsome and yes, my mind ...
I Have Agoraphobia
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I'm 35 yrs old and I have agoraphobia. I have not left my house in almost 2 years. Last Monday I got into my car and went for a ride and I even went to ...
Fear of Schizophrenia
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I have been suffering from anxiety for the past 3 months. I met with a psychiatrist one time to discuss my fears and she asked me if I am hearing voices....
After The Anxiety- A Feeling of Numbness
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Hello, thank you for the website, and thank you for all the excellent advice.
Well after a few months of seeing a counselor and using the techniques ...
Panic Insomnia, Now Depressed
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Your website is truly packed with useful information. I'm not sure why I am sending you this email. I'm just hoping maybe you can give me some hope. My ...
Strugging with Anxiety and Panic
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I began struggling with this about 2 years ago. I ended up on a low dosage of paxil to help me cope while my husband was deployed overseas in Iraq. When ...
Encouragement
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Does anyone have any encouragement that I can overcome this anxiety and depression? I just feel discouraged sometimes, even though I am trying everything ...
Scary Symptoms
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Hi There, first of all thank-you for this site. It helps so much to know how many other people are going through similar things and that I am not alone ...
Anxiety & Depression & Sleep
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Can you offer any advice on getting an all night sleep?? I was on a sleeping aid but took myself off of it 4 nights ago...I have been exercising every ...
Staying Positive about Getting Rid of Anxiety and Depression
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I am trying to do everything I can...eating better, some relaxation, going to a support group, a therapist and a psychiatrist.
When I hear there is ...
Symptoms
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I get very cold when I am having an anxiety attack. Is that normal?
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Hello Joyanne,
It is completely normal to feel ...
Becoming a Military Spouse
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My fiance recently joined the US Air Force. I have been dealing with Generalized Anxiety Disorder for years along with emetophobia. We are getting married ...
Stress of Family
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My name is Noelle and I have written before because of my struggles with anxiety and OCD. Thankfully, the OCD is getting better due to therapy and medication....
Depersonalization, Agoraphobia & Panic Disorder
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Thank you so much for your wonderful site. I am in a bad way with derealization/depersonalization, Agoraphobia and Panic Disorder. I even have it in my ...
Panic and Being Alone
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Thanks! I found your site so so informative and encouraging. I am so excited to start - I have a business trip coming up this weekend and all I can think ...
Overwhelming Depersonalization Symptoms
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I am doing so poorly. I've had anxiety for years and about 2 yrs ago I stopped being able to operate. Every small task is a major problem, I sleep alot ...
Panic Attacks and Pregnancy
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I have lost my whole life because of feeling like this. I feel like nothing's real. And I keep having panic attacks and thinking I'm dying. I'm gonna have ...
Struggle with Anxiety Disorder and OCD
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I have been through so much in the last six months. My son was diagnosed with Kawasakis disease, my other son was diagnosed with Aspergers, my husband ...
Scary OCD Symptoms
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I just turned 20 years old and I was recently diagnosed with OCD. I do not have any compulsions, it is just the obsessive thoughts. When I first began ...
Anxiety Medication and Alcohol
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Well, ever since I took my anxiety medication and drank an alcholic beverage, I have this strange feeling and just can't believe my face is invisible to ...
Depression and Overeating
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I'm suffering with depression. I don't like anyone, I don't like to talk with anyone and I eat a lot. Because of that, I have put on weight, 118 kg (259....
Intrusive Thoughts and Physical Symptoms
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My journey with anxiety started a long time ago when I was 19 and now I am 38. My anxiety has returned with a vengance. I am inspeired by your story and ...
Obsessive Thinking & ROCD
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Hi. I'm a 16-year-old boy and I have been struggling with anxiety since earlier this year. I had some anxiety attacks and horrible feelings and felt like ...
