CrystalStar
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So, I'm not very good at introducing myself, but here it goes. I'm Crystal. I've been suffering from anxiety and OCD since high school. For years I've been trying to cope with my problems on my own, but to no avail. As the years went on, my obsessions got so bad that I believed even a simple cold was an infection that was going to kill me. It got so bad that I couldn't enjoy anything anymore, because I had this thought "Don't enjoy what you're doing, because you're dying soon anyways". So I stopped all of my hobbies.
Drawing, reading, writing and sewing all came to a halt and I devoted all of my free time to just sitting down and staring at a wall. I feared that if I continued like that then I would lose my job and would have to rely on the government for income. I couldn't bare that thought, so I eventually seeked help.
It's been a good couple of years, I picked up on my hobbies again and I'm going to school in a few days... but there are times when my mental health creeps up on me and I feel helpless. I've been told that joining communities can be very helpful.
I hope to get to know all of you a bit more and maybe make a few new friends here.
Drawing, reading, writing and sewing all came to a halt and I devoted all of my free time to just sitting down and staring at a wall. I feared that if I continued like that then I would lose my job and would have to rely on the government for income. I couldn't bare that thought, so I eventually seeked help.
It's been a good couple of years, I picked up on my hobbies again and I'm going to school in a few days... but there are times when my mental health creeps up on me and I feel helpless. I've been told that joining communities can be very helpful.
I hope to get to know all of you a bit more and maybe make a few new friends here.
