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Hello,

I am brand new here. My anxiety started October 2008. I have always been someone who NEEDED energy.. never had anxiety! I have been suffering for the past 5 years in a horrible custody battle with my ex. He is an emotionally abusive person and the courts were abusive as well. I have lost everything; custody of my daughter, my money and it seems my sanity. Now I am remarried to a wonderful man but just finishing this last hearing where my ex is asking for attorney fees put me over the edge. I am having to file bankruptcy, foreclose on my current home and move into my new husbands home 2 hrs away and only see my daughter on weekends.

I have been nauseaus and unable to eat in weeks and wake up with horrible anxiety, dread, weeping. My hearing was 2 days ago and I felt some relief after that.. I am wondering if maybe when I move and the bankruptcy and foreclosure are over I will feel somewhat normal again?? Has anyone else had situational anxiety??
The psych wants me to take antidepresants but i am fighting that tooth and nail. I currently take an antianxiety so i can sleep at night (god send). My anxiety spirals to irrational fears.
Any thoughts? Thank you.

My anxiety did seem to start as a situational anxiety but, as I got older I found it was harder for me to handle all the stress like I used to. The thing that has made the biggest difference for me is the program, eating healthy, and excericise daily!!! Exercise can not be underestimated. I really feel that has made the biggest impact on my anxiety. When I don't do it, I certainly can tell the difference. Best of luck with all that is going on...you are experiencing a tremendous amount of stress.

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Hi Lauri Kay. It sounds like you are going through a lot. That would be a very hard situation to deal with. I wish I had some magic answer. I just know that after I moved into a different house last week, my anxiety has been through the roof. It seems really hard to break the cycle. Don't feel ashamed to take the anti-depressant. You wouldn't have to be on it forever. You will get better as you learn to cope with the anger and frustration over the whole situation. Lauri, you can do it. You need to believe that you can do it. Just take baby steps and see if that works and celebrate success. Good Luck!