Stress Center Peer Support

Hey everyone,

I'll start off by saying my name is Justin and i'm 20 years old. I'm new to these forums/this program but I have recently realized I have been dealing with GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) for a while now.

I had been prescribed some medicine by my family doctor for depression when I was much younger, however I was never given any specific information about it. I didn't want to take pills to fix my problem so I refused to take them and i've tried to live normal ever since.

I have had several anxiety attacks, including one serious one which caused me to hyperventilate for almost an hour and my temperature to go from 94 to 104 degrees in minutes. Everyday I have panic attacks about something for no reason and then just shrug it off.. but every time it happens its like my heart is dropping out of my chest.. for such a random reasons which were not worth stressing over.

I seen the infomercial for this program on the tv one night when I couldn't sleep, it sounded all too familiar, I wasn't the only one. I knew I was depressed.. just never realized how many symptoms were so relevant. I started to do a lot of research into early hours of the morning about what I am suffering from.

I always just feel so unmotivated, its ruining my life.. I have a great job which i've had for almost a year now but its been so hard holding jobs for the past little bit, I get so depressed that I don't want to even go and interact with people, I am starting to feel this way with my current job, or have been for a while but it gets worse every day.

I will have mood swings and hurt those I care about.. I just can't take it anymore, I want to be me again and stop feeling this way, so i'm turning to this program and the support i've seen on these forums throughout the process.

lol there is wayyy too much more I can say so I will stop here but I appreciate any feedback, has anyone else ignored their anxiety disorder for a long period of their life before realizing it?

thanks everyone

Justin, how wonderful for you to have found a program like this at such a young age. I've completed the program and cannot say in words how much it has helped me. The key is to do the entire program, don't stop when you start feeling a little better and the homework is very important. Good luck on your new journey....you can do this and will be so very glad that you did, pinkee

Justin...Congratulations....I think you made a very wise decision by purchasing the program!!!

It will help you more than you could ever imagine!!!

I, also, am glad you found it, at such a young age!!!

You are going to be fine...God Bless...

Hi Justin,

When I was about your age I suffered anxiety attacks and such. Some were pretty intense like you described. But what I can say is that there is a greater understanding today about anxiety & depression and you have a lot of tools available to you. So I think this program will help you a lot. Your anxiety disorder won't let you ignore it for too long; if anything it is a wake up call that some things need to change in your life.

If you have been diagnosed with GAD it probably means you are prone to worrying about...everything. The program will set you down the right path to start working on the thinking that keep you stuck in worry patterns. You may come to see, as I finally did, that these are just thoughts and you can control what you think and therefore how you feel. It takes time and a lot of work on your part. But developing a positive self awareness is a worhtwhile cause in the long run.

You mentioned that you had seen a doctor before. I woudl recommend you go in to get a check up and discuss your symptoms with them. It never hurts to enlist the help of a professional.

So let me assure you, coming from one who has 'been there', that this is not a permanent condition. It is simply a time for you to start making adjustments in your life so you can start functioning better. You are already reaching out here on these forums. That's an excellent sign that says a lot about you. So, my advice is to keep on truckin' - you're heading in the right direction

my name is tom, everything you wrote down describes me to a ''T'', i ruined my relationship with my girlfriend my world crumbled i loved her, still do, co-workers, friends, they dont get me or understand me, im pushing them away without even trying, i turned to this program hoping there is a solution, because its to the point where i actually do not sleep not one minute eyes wide awake just thinking about my ex-girlfriend, i can not get over her, i just wish there were alot more people who understood what this disease is, because i feel lim alone in this i have no one with me no friends no family, all i have is work, writing this is making me emotional because i had my girlfriend but i drove her away now i have no one period. so i relate to ya 100%, i just want to destroy these inner battles and thoughts im having

Hi,
My name is Maren and welcome. I am 32 and found out two year's ago that i have (GAD) through a sever panic attack. For an entire two weeks, I was dehibilitated not sure what was going on with me. I decided to accept Lexapro, which honestly was the best decision, as it got me back on track and made me realize that was I felt for many year (fear all the time), was not normal. I finally bought the program as well to see if I could get off the pills, I did, have been without them for quite sometimes. my biggest mistake is I thought i was fine and stopped the program. I am now getting the mood swings again, and my live in boyfriend has not been home for three days since our fight. I realized I need to go on the program again and figure things out. I am glad you found out right away, as I did not find this out until 32, feel free to email me
maren509@optonline.net

Hey again everyone,

Thank you SO much for all the support.. wow.

I had a panic attack the night after I wrote that and fainted.. could of been because of my eating habits but I was talking to my dad, I felt a very strong headrush and the next thing I knew I was on the floor and he was freaking out shaking me.

I booked an appointment with my doctor as soon as I woke up the next day (yesterday). As I thought.. after talking about the way i've felt he diagnosed me with GAD and prescribed Cipralex, (same as Lexapro as Maren had mentioned.) Today is my first day taking the drug and the side effects sucked lol I felt nausea for about 3 hours after taking it, hopefully this wont be consistent!

Tommy, i'm really sorry to hear about your ex man.. I know exactly where you are coming from, i've put my girlfriend through a lot over the past couple years, I love her a lot but sometimes I just want nothing to do with her for no reason and push her away. Shes extremely supportive and would do almost anything for me, even realizing this I still wouldn't treat her the way I should. Both of us are really glad i'm finally getting help for this, I'm thinking of ordering the program asap and tackling it along with the help of the Cipralex and hopefully move away from having to take drugs in the future.

I will probably keep updating this thread with results rather than making new ones, thanks again everyone! a little bit of support goes a long way

Moved my post to june support group as I will soon be tackling the program

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