Hi guys... Mom of a toddler here and I've been diagnosed with GAD. I've probably been dealing with this my whole life but, for sure, the last 5 years. I made the big step to go to the doctor and say something. She prescribed me some non addictive maintenance medications just over a week ago. I was scared to take them. And, in the past, I've had the luxury of sleeping my anxiety away whenever I wasn't at work. But I have a little girl to take care of now, so medication seemed like the best thing for me. The doc said my case seemed "debilitating"- it was kind of freeing to hear someone else say that outloud. Because it really is. I'm having a bad day today. So I thought I'd talk about it... thanks for listening guys...
Hi... I have GAD....
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MainerMikeBrown
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Hi, Jessco.
I'm glad that expressing how you feel helps you.
Welcome.
I'm glad that expressing how you feel helps you.
Welcome.
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Welcome Jessco. I know what you mean by it being liberating hearing a diagnosis. Anxiety can manifest in such different ways that you stereotypically hear. When I first started getting symptomatic in college, it came with derealization, and I thought I was losing my mind, or the world was about to end or something. So frightening, and so isolating - since it wasn't like I could even describe what I was feeling to my peers, let alone expect them to understand or have any advice. Even after I started getting it treated, there was a point where I wanted to ask "Am I crazy?", and several appointments went by before I worked up the courage to say it out loud. Being told no, but that its a very common worry and completely understandable was so relieving. There's great power in being able to speak your mind. This is a great place to do it. 