Stress Center Peer Support

I am 20 and have been experiencing severe anxiety since I was in middle school. I first started seeking help through this program roughly 3 years ago. I have made it up to session 3 in the past, but my procrastination always gets the better of me. I am determined to not let that happen this time.

I suffer from general anxiety and severe panic attacks, accompanied by depression. I am one of the unlucky souls that experiences it all: nausea (especially), sweaty palms, temperature fluctuations, racing heart, racing mind, agoraphobia, IBS (plus I'm lactose-intolerant), severe anxiety and panic attacks, and depression. I do find that my depression is fed by my anxiety.

I have been writing novels for about ten years now and I have dreams to become a successful novelist. My anxiety is holding me back and blocking those dreams from coming true. Thus I have decided this will be my final and prevailing attempt at over-coming my anxiety with this program. I have all the faith in this program and know that it will work. I just have to simultaneously reverse my procrastination and fear of success (and failure), which hinders me in life as well as my writing life.

I am definitely looking for support from others especially other young-ens like me who suffer, probably in silence, with anxiety and depression. I want my life back, particularly my writing life, as well as my social life. I have a lot of passion and emotion for this world and I'm tired of it being cloaked by this monster called ANXIETY!

You can do it. I used to have ibs and acid reflux and constant butterflies and all sorts of symptoms that have pretty much gone away. you can do it!

I'm going threw the same exact things you are Im always procrastinating and I'm also feeling like things gotta be perfect when I do them, to the point I won't do them if there not. I been avoiding session 2 for like a year now I can't seem to face the task and I'm confused . But here a little quote i learned you'll never succeed if you're too afraid to fail . If you need a buddy don't be afraid to ask .