What age group are you in? Interesting to know what ages seem to have more anxiety.

Momof4 · Post by **Momof4** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:57 am

I have had anxiety for as long as I can remember but it was in my 30's that it became
a problem that interfered with my daily life.
I am now 39 and a stay at home mom. I think it got worse from being at home.

ilmguy · Post by **ilmguy** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:41 am

I am a 62 year old male so I may be the oldest on the forum. I live outside of Wilmington, NC. I'm an unemployed electrical engineer who has been unsuccessful at finding new employment. However, with the help of this program, I am optimistic. Right now, I'm considering starting my own business but I definitely want to complete the program before I start the business.

JayBee7 · Post by **JayBee7** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:01 pm

This is an oldy just like me! I will be 62 in three days March 20, the first day of Spring! I am a grandmother of three, mother of two, on marriage #2 lasting 29 years.

I had a severe depression when I was 24 yr.old. I was abused physically and mentally by my 1st husband. My Mother was an alcoholic and suffered with anxiety and panic. My Father and Mother were divorced and I just didn't have a Dad. I have ALWAYS had anxiety since I was a small child. When I was a young adult it gave me migraines, back problems, TMJ (Jaw problems), but I managed on variations of valium off and on. At 36 I was crippled with back pain and a doctor gave me Xanax. Miracle of miracles! No back pain - felt like a new person. Even with two moves to different cities here in Canada, doctors didn't question the Xanax. I early retired in 2000 from a very successful career along with my husband, and everything started going downhill. My 1st husband died and it got way worse. I have had a psychologist(to give me talk therapy) and psychiatrist(to order the meds)for 5 years. They have taken me off Xanax and I am on Wellbutrin XR, Effexor SR and clonasepam. I have had very positive results from Lucinda's program. I am better than I was two years ago, but still working very hard at trying to overcome anxiety and panic.

I really don't want to win the title of oldest member here, I feel I am still 20 inside most of the time!

Engine2 · Post by **Engine2** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:16 pm

One really had to search this forum to get down to this post! Way to go!

I am 33 yrs old, but have likely suffered with anxiety since I was 8.

Anxiety is a horrible thing to live with and I wish it would just go away forever.

Jennifier · Post by **Jennifier** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:38 pm

I am 24 years old now and it started when I was 22. I see that lots of others started at this time also. My dad has anxiety with certain things but not as bad as my symptoms have gotten. I have a daughter that is showing small signs already. We will fight this off now so that it doesnt get as bad as mine did.

Jennifier

cuttingirl · Post by **cuttingirl** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:05 pm

This is a great thread!

I am a 29-year old female. I've had anxiety, panic attacks, degrees of agoraphobia, and bouts of self-injury for as long as I have memories. I've been debilitated and severely limited by it since age 26. Very glad to have found this program (fiancee found it). Some relatives are also "wired-up" in degrees too; maybe inherited the tendency but also learned it trying to be perfect, liked by all, overanalyze, obssess, and please the impossible to please. Most of my academic and professional success, which has been substantial, has been motivated by fear that "they'll find out" how stupid, inadequate, and worthless I am unless it's perfect.

Where are the men? Do they not have as much anxiety or just not show it or talk about it?

stephyannette · Post by **stephyannette** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:34 pm

I am a 22 year old female. My anxiety started when I was in high school, around the age of 16. I ended up dropping out of high school, mostly because of it. I did however eventually apply to a community college, get my GED and an associates degree. Now, since I have graduated, I have been dealing with bouts of crippling anxiety and depression for about 2 months. When I do have episodes of it, it's quite severe to the point where I feel like I need to "check myself in". I have a decent support system at home though, so they try to help out as best as they can. My councelor thinks my episodes might actually be related to horomones, like a PMS/PMDD type of thing, so hopefully I can have some real answers to why this is happening to me. It really bothers me to not know why I feel the way I do.

Merry L · Post by **Merry L** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:48 pm

I'm a 67 year old female and have been dealing with anxiety and depression since I was a young child. It is a condition that definitely runs in my family and has been manifested in different ways but all from the same issue I think. I continue to struggle to overcome the issues. Went thru the Stress course and coaching about 10 years ago. Victoria, did you give your age? Just curious.

stephr77 · Post by **stephr77** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:49 am

I am a 31 year old female. I have having anxiety and depression issues and some agoraphobia since I was a child. I think it runs in my family as both my parents and my sister have taken anti-depression meds, which I have always refused to do.

jugray · Post by **jugray** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:16 am

I am a 39 year old mother of 2. I am single and have been having anxiety since my early 20's.