Stress Center Peer Support

Hey everyone, I just wanted to give everyone who is suffering from scary thoughts some hope and encouragement. You WILL get better! About one month ago I was in a really bad place emotionally and mentally. My anxiety was over the top, and was with me all day, every day. I was having obsessive scary ...

Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone can relate to this. I realized that I really shouldn't watch the news or read news stories online anymore. All it seems to do is fuel my anxiety and make it worse. This past week I have been reading the news, and saw stories about the "Craigslist Killer" and t...

Hi ladies, I have been on the Nuva Ring for the past couple of years (right around when I started having problems with anxiety). I have recently thought about going off my birth control to see if it helps with my anxiety. I'm thinking that maybe hormonal birth control is not a good idea for someone ...

Hi everyone, It has been 3 weeks since I've been completely off Lexapro. I feel like I've been waiting forever to be off the medication (it took me 6 months under my doctor's care to wean off), but now that I'm off my anxiety has been pretty bad. I have been having feelings of unreality and bad thou...

Hi everyone, I've been on Lexapro for the past year, and I want to get off it in a couple of weeks (under my Doctor's supervision). I have been on 20 mg for most of the past year. I was wondering if anyone has had success getting off of Lexapro, and if you had any side effects when you came off? Tha...

Hi Lisa, Thank you so much for your response. I felt alot better after I read what you said. It really helps for me to hear that other people have gone through the exact same thing I'm going through, and that they are doing better. I actually just got Lucinda's program the other day, and I can't wai...

Hi everyone! I am new to this board. I have had anxiety problems all of my life, but my anxiety got very bad last summer. I was obsessed that something was physically wrong with me and that I was going crazy. I started seeing a therapist regularly, and also went on Lexapro. I have had some setbacks,...

Hi everyone! I am new to this board. I have had anxiety problems all of my life, but my anxiety got very bad last summer. I was obsessed that something was physically wrong with me and that I was going crazy. I started seeing a therapist regularly, and also went on Lexapro. I have had some setbacks,...