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HelloItsMel
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PathStep 110 Compassion hearts113 Forum posts66 Forum upvotes80 Current upvotes80 Age GroupAdult Last activeJune, 2019 Member sinceJanuary 7, 2016
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stressed art student
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Stuffed Animals + Anxiety
Anxiety Support / by HelloItsMel
Last post
 January 19th, 2018
...See more Hi all, I'm back in college for the new semester and I really miss my cat from home. Today I kinda impulse bought a stuffed cat because it was cute and the perfect size for me to hold because I don't have my real cat. All of my old stuffies are in storage now so I didn't have anything to cuddle. I do feel better now that I have it though. Anyway, I wonder if part of the reason I felt like I needed a stuffed animal was because of my anxiety? When I was younger, I had a lot of stuffed animals and slept with them every night. I feel kinda dumb that I'm an adult and I still feel like I need something to hold and pet. I couldn't find much online about adults with anxiety and stuffies. Anyone else have some thoughts / similar experience?
Finally seeing a therapist
Depression Support / by HelloItsMel
Last post
 December 4th, 2017
...See more Hi everyone, Today I finally scheduled an appointment with a therapist (woohoo!) and I was wondering if anyone had any tips? On monday it will be my first time seeing someone. I'm pretty shy and normally I don't like to talk about feelings or anything personal, but I realize I have to to make a change. I'm mostly seeing them for managing my depression and anxiety. I've had 2 anxiety attacks this summer and school hasn't even started yet. (My heart is still beating fast from the phone call lol) First, I'm pretty sure I have avoidant personality disorder, but I'm not sure if I should bring it up or not, but I seem to fit most of the criteria from what I've seen online. I don't know if they could even officially diagnose me. I'm trying to be proactive and write a list of what I want to talk about. I assume the first appointment will start with talking about my background a little bit but I want to be prepared. But yeah, I was just wondering if anyone can tell me their experiences and what to expect :) thanks
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