Hello from a ball of nerves

[Hedgehog]

Hello, I'm Hedge. I'm 21 years old and was diagnosed with general anxiety when I was 15. I also have a few other comorbid disorders including depression and PTSD, so that's fun. I'm really hoping that this will be a good community for me to learn, find validation, and offer it too. I've had some bad luck in the past with mental health communities, but I'm hoping this will be different and so far I have seen only positivity.


I'd love to hear from others with comorbid diagnoses especially, since it's something I have a lot of complications because of, but rarely see discussed by anyone but health professionals, of whom I'm very wary.

 

[kgord]

Hello Hedge, and I hope this community will be helpful to you. Just about everybody here has suffered with something at one time or another so it is just one of the ways that we can all get information and strength from each other. I really hope this community is beneficial to you and helps you get the information you need. It is a good community and one that can hoepfully give you the aspects of healing that ou will want to take advantage of and use to your benefit.

 

[Hedgehog]

Hey KGord, thanks for the welcome. I've often found that communities are better for individual healing than a lot of programs etc. specifically designed to help people with mental illness. The friendliness is really refreshing to see and I hope to stick around here!

 

[Roscas]

Welcome Hedgehog You are not alone. I get into fits of depression as well. Like you, I hope to learn much as well and hoping to find comfort and relief meeting people like you.

 

[Hedgehog]

Thank you Roscas, it's great to have some solidarity and encouragement. I'm glad that this community's been a good experience so far for you -- it gives me hope.

 

[BeeDrill22]

Welcome!


I'm sorry to hear that you've had bad luck with other communities in the past but i'm pretty sure you will find none of that here, the admins have a genuine concern about people with anxiety issues and work to keep the site clean of anything that's not helpful. Of course that would mean nothing without great users, and believe me i'm fairly new but even I can tell you there are some great people here.


As I said, welcome and hopefully this site becomes a positive influence in your life! Feel free to post about anything, people are just waiting to support each other here

 

[Quirah]

Welcome, Hedge. I can say that even though I haven't been on this site long it is really helpful. I'd recommend browsing the forums and if something catches your eye don't be afraid to comment. I can't say that I can relate with PTSD, but I do have depression. I'm actually diagnosed with bipolar 1, so trust me when I say I can understand when it comes to depression. Hopefully, you can find someone on here who can relate with your PTSD. I hope you enjoy the site.