17 yo, Anxiety for 5 mo.

[Stas]

I've had anxiety for a little over 5 months and it was brutal. I suffer from GAD and mainly agoraphobia. I've been on meds and have been going to therapy ever since I first got anxiety. I just graduated h.s. and I'm off to college, which currently, I'm not anxious about but I probably will be next month. When it comes to my anxiety, I find it very hard to go to packed, public spaces such as enclosed restaurants or the gym but recently, I've accomplished my goal of going out to eat and I'm proud. I'm on two types of medication and btw I also have a fear of throwing up in public so when I'm anxious, all I feel is nauseous and it's tragic. Anyways, I'm looking for fellow people to converse with about anxiety being that no one in my family or friend group can really relate. PM me or respond to this thread if you want to talk! I can't wait to hear what you all have to say

 

[Kaynil]

Nice to meet you, Stats.
You have landed the right place to find people to talk about GAD and other disorders. We all have our lil bits to cope with, haha so just feel free to create new topics to discuss anything in particular or reply other people's threads if you can relate. We are all here to share, grow and support each other.

Glad to hear you accomplished that goal of eating out and that you give yourself credit for it. Hopefully you will also be able to diminish the fear of throwing up. Anything you can do to help you. When I was feeling nervous I used to just fiddle with a ring I had. I felt it was discreet enough and helped me do something to release a bit of that stress while focusing on how it felt around the fingers. Probably the more you think in how afraid you are the stronger it gets so maybe focusing your attention on something else can help you keep it a bit more manageable.

Also congratulations in graduating H.S.

 

[janemariesayed]

I've had anxiety for a little over 5 months and it was brutal. I suffer from GAD and mainly agoraphobia. I've been on meds and have been going to therapy ever since I first got anxiety. I just graduated h.s. and I'm off to college, which currently, I'm not anxious about but I probably will be next month. When it comes to my anxiety, I find it very hard to go to packed, public spaces such as enclosed restaurants or the gym but recently, I've accomplished my goal of going out to eat and I'm proud. I'm on two types of medication and btw I also have a fear of throwing up in public so when I'm anxious, all I feel is nauseous and it's tragic. Anyways, I'm looking for fellow people to converse with about anxiety being that no one in my family or friend group can really relate. PM me or respond to this thread if you want to talk! I can't wait to hear what you all have to say

HIya Stats, nice to meet you and a very warm welcome to the forum. You did really well to get yourself out it can be a real challenge when you have agoraphobia. I'll look forward to reading your posts.

 

[Stas]

Nice to meet you, Stats.
You have landed the right place to find people to talk about GAD and other disorders. We all have our lil bits to cope with, haha so just feel free to create new topics to discuss anything in particular or reply other people's threads if you can relate. We are all here to share, grow and support each other.

Glad to hear you accomplished that goal of eating out and that you give yourself credit for it. Hopefully you will also be able to diminish the fear of throwing up. Anything you can do to help you. When I was feeling nervous I used to just fiddle with a ring I had. I felt it was discreet enough and helped me do something to release a bit of that stress while focusing on how it felt around the fingers. Probably the more you think in how afraid you are the stronger it gets so maybe focusing your attention on something else can help you keep it a bit more manageable.

Also congratulations in graduating H.S.

It's Stas, short for Anastasia Thank you so much for being so welcoming and I'm happy to hear that I have such a huge support system! I just noticed that I also do the same thing with a ring I wear on my finger and I sometimes find myself twisting it around hahaha. Thank you so much for your advice and I definitely appreciate it and cherish it. Hope you're doing well, Kaynil