Long time Anxiety sufferer here..hello forum

[aimeepoo]

Hi everyone. I'm Aimee. I'm a 36 year old married female in southern Illinois and I've had anxiety issues since I was a child. My first anxiety attack that I recall was when I was 14 years old. Terrifying and since then I've struggled. I've become agoraphobic due the the anxiety issues and I do not drive alone or stay at home alone. I'm really wanting to get better but at this point it is not financially possible for me to find a counselor. I have looked into self help books and strategies but nothing seems to help as I can not stay focused on anything but the fear. I'm sure this is very familiar sounding to you all.


Anyway, I'm glad to have found this forum and I hope to interact with you all. I'm a friendly person and I am not very opinionated. I'm just laid back and pretty "chill" with everyone. I do tend to isolate myself every once in a while and when I do that it is just my way of trying to regain focus on things I suppose. It's nice to be here.

 

[Laneorexorcist]

Hello, Aimee, and welcome to this forum.


I'm really sorry to hear about your situation, I really hope that everything gets better eventually, you can do this!


I feel that one of the best things that the internet has done in ourlives is the ability to connect people with experiences, and in this case, anxiety issues, that's really helpful with not feeling alone, which is extremely important as humans, I guess.


Have a great time here!

 

[aimeepoo]

Hello, Aimee, and welcome to this forum.
I'm really sorry to hear about your situation, I really hope that everything gets better eventually, you can do this!


I feel that one of the best things that the internet has done in ourlives is the ability to connect people with experiences, and in this case, anxiety issues, that's really helpful with not feeling alone, which is extremely important as humans, I guess.


Have a great time here!

Hi there and thank you very much. I appreciate that greatly. You're right the internet certainly is a great thing for feeling not so alone. Take care!