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BillieJean10
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PathStep 6 Compassion hearts30 Forum posts19 Forum upvotes13 Current upvotes13 Age GroupAdult Last activeJanuary, 2023 Member sinceOctober 24, 2020
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Words Left Unsaid
Anxiety Support / by BillieJean10
Last post
 November 27th, 2020
...See more Take the time to write a letter of words you never said and wish you could have, or words you choice not to stay, but that bother you still to this day. Context behind the situation doesn't matter, just let it all out here whenever you want to about whatever you want. Let it off your chest.
Fear of dogs!
Anxiety Support / by BillieJean10
Last post
 November 27th, 2020
...See more When I was eleven, my family got a new dog that was pretty big. Over time, he started to become a different dog from who we thought he was at the start. He didn't take having two other dogs in the house well and became very possessive and aggressive. He would have to wear a harness and muzzle on every walk, he would have to be locked away when quests came over or else he would attack them, he would attack members of the household, and got in vicious fights with our other two little dogs and the cats feared him. It came to the point where I was scared to be in my own house, especially at night, afraid he would think I was an intruder and attack me. The dog became a lost cause. Nobody else wanted him and he couldn't be trained, trainers even refused to take him because he was too aggressive. My family loved him, but he was becoming too much and unfortunately we had to put him down. Since then, I've had a phobia of dogs, more so bigger dogs. In the beginning I couldn't even leave the house, afraid I'd run into a stray and get attacked, and I'd walk feet away from fences with barking dogs behind them and would be terrified going to my friend's houses who had big dogs. It's not as bad anymore, but it is definitely still there. A lot of people don't understand this fear and it's embarrassing at times because people don't take it seriously.
Let's Talk Medication
Depression Support / by BillieJean10
Last post
 November 17th, 2020
...See more Hi! If any of you are taking medication for depression, or are considering it or have in the past, share your story here! I feel like sometimes there can be a stigma against people who are on medication for a mental illness, or any condition, that is. But I also know that some people who are considering medication worry about it, scared it might change them or think taking medication will make them appear as "weaker." I've encountered many people who have had these feelings; however, for me it was different. Going through middle school, my symptoms of depression became present (my anxiety symptoms were always there, but were taken as shyness). It took me 4 years to realize I had depression, I always thought I just had anxiety, and me and my family never considered the possibility of depression. It wasn't until I started college in person (I was online schooled until then) that I had intense anxiety through the day and my depression was worsening. I caved and I told my mom I needed to start medication. I viewed medication as taking control of my depression and anxiety, and while things are still difficult at times and I struggle, I was lucky to find the right medication for me first time and it has greatly improved my life: when I look back at my life before, I see how much my anxiety and double depression affected my life and my relationships with the people around me, and I'm glad to have a simple pill to say "Take that depression."
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