New To The Anxiety Support Community? Introduce Yourself Here!

Hi Everyone! I am a woman with Bipolar Disorder, but I also have social anxiety and relationship anxiety. My wife has GAD and Medical Anxiety, so a lot of our relationship centers around supporting each other through our attacks. We are very lucky to have each other. I am hoping to make connections online (which feels more comfortable for me most times because it can be deeper) with people who can understand me and my type of struggles. I do have many loving friends and family, but it can still feel lonely when you worry about turning people off with your problems. I'm also here to listen Glad to be here!

Hey guys

Im new to 7cups! I ve been dealing with trust issues my entire life due to some hard life experiences, but its really started to take a toll in the last couple years. It s beginning to effect my life a lot, and I want to be able to be trust people again, form real connections, and also just trust in myself as well and my own decisions. But i m so freaked out, I think that people are untrustworthy and opening myself up with just lead to more pain and I can t handle anymore weight on my heart anymore. But its gotten to the point where I am nervous in normal conversation with people and I have never been a shy person. I hope here on 7 cups I can gain some insight and tools on how to deal with this problem so I can move on with my life.

Thanks everyone!

Hey! I'm a fairly new listener here at 7 cups (its been about 2 weeks), and I've just started the 7 cups internship. I'm loving my experience so far, and these threads seem to be a good way to get your voice out there.

I chose the Anxiety subcommunity because I face anxiety myself and so it's what I know most about. I want to help people and also be able to relate to them.

hi there. long time lurker (ok, a year now), first introduction. i've been struggling with anxiety since i was diagnosed with GAD in 2001/02. Have done counseling off and on, and keep gradually working on mindfulness techniques. have been going through some ch with my anxiety where it's manifesting as anger, and am really having a tough time re-grounding myself.

Hey... I'm Xeno(as my name says, i know, creative, right).

I've never been diagnosed with anxiety, but I have low level panic attacks a lot. I can't sleep, being around certain people makes me panic(which sucks because one of them is in almost every one of my classes and its hard to concentrate), and I feel nervous and jumpy all the time. I have... This knot in my stomach... I've had it on and off since my grandma passed on many years ago and I was first introduced to what death really was. Its been getting worse and I miss sleeping easily. So I joined this website, and hopefully I can get the courage to talk to someone about it soon. Small steps. Anyways... Yeah.

-X

Hi, new here obviously...

My experience with my anxiety hasn't been my greatest life experience, obviously. I hope to improve and get better. My sophomore year in high school starts tomorrow and it's scary. I don't know what I'm going to do or how things will turn out. I want to be happy in school and anxiety limits me a ton. I feel trapped.

Hi, my life is changing.

Just began seeing a psychiatrist and being treated for OCD and Bipolar. Not diagnosed yet, but Im pretty certain about OCD. All my life I suffered intrusive thoughts and believe Im a bad person for having them. Im superstitious despite having acquired an education, like having thoughts people are talking about me behind my back when I hear ringing in my ears. Tend to believe people dislike me and this causes me anxiety and social awkwardness. And I have phobias of smelling bad, getting too fat and losing friends. I have distressing thoughts and fears that I am a narcissist who needs to keep himself in check. Anyway, thank you for taking the time and reading this.

Hey everyone. I've had anxiety for about 10 years now (I'm 20 years old). It provocks depression too and it's very tiring. Usually it happens every few months or so, and it makes me worried about pretty much everything that could kill me without leaving me a chance to fight. To most people it's normal and everybody feels the same, but they're able to accept they can't control everything, and it's something I'm struggling to learn. I'll do my best though.

Hi Everyone! Just joined 7 cups yesterday. I have been noticing lately that I have been short tempered, quick to react, and honestly just negative about everything lately. My head feels like there are a 1,000 thoughts going on, so no single thought or situation is ever being taken care of. Im under a lot of stress, just in my daily life. I am trying to see where I can find peace again and try to stable my emotions and negativity. Its nice to meet everyone :)

Greetings. I'm John and have had anxiety and panic issues for almost ten years now. Recently, a doctor prescribed and SSRI (Zoloft) to which I had a very bad reaction. Now my anxiety is many times worse than it ever was, and is constant rather than intermittent.

I am searching for others who may have had a similar experience and how they dealt with it. However, I am new to this site and these forums so I am not sure about how to go about searching. Any help would be appreciated.

be well,

John