Stress Center Peer Support

Hi there. I am new to the site. I was diagnosed with GAD/Panic disorder at 16 along with PTSD. I was medicated and went through therapy and eventually got better. I had occasional relapses but was able to overcome them with out medication. Then again, random panic and obsessive worry/fear never truly left me. This past September I experienced and incredibly painful and very unexpected break up. It hurled me right back into a constant state of anxiety/borderline panic, obsessive and fearful thinking and depression. I haven't had it this bad since I was a teenager. It's been a 3 month struggle with different meds and counseling. I worry that I'll never get better because it "came back". I feel really alone, scared and uncertain. The thought of just fading away into this misery is killing me. All the "what ifs"....there's so much pain attached to it all....where does the healing actually begin?

Star Woman

Hi,

I'm sorry you are having a hard time. What I see from this is that it would help you to focus on the fact that you had anxiety before and actually got better before. If you got better before, you can get better again:). Also, your relapse is based on a very stressful situation so it's very conditional. As you learn new coping skills and heal from the break up, you are going to get better:).

There is hope. I have been there. Find something you really enjoy doing, get plenty of 1. get plenty of rest, 2. good fresh fruits and veggies,3. water as pure as possible, 4. air that is pure as possible, 5. exercise moderately, and most of all, 6. Keep thinking on the positive happy things that are pleasant to you. Turn life into a learning process, and enjoy each new lesson that benefits as a strengthening power to keep putting that next foot forward for a new adventure. You will be okay!