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Hi everyone. Believe me, this is tough for me. It's probably going to be a rambling mess.
I'm a 33 year old guy and I guess I've been dealing with anxiety all my life, I had always just called it "nerves". Or was just "high strung". We didn't have "anxiety" when I was a kid...people just dealt with stuff.
I never go to doctors so making an appointment with a psychiatrist was a pretty big deal.
I've always hated going out of the house, even just to a book store or to the coffee shop or out to eat. I always had this feeling of "what's the point?" or "Why bother, they'll just get the order wrong" and there was always this feeling of "impending doom". If I had an appointment or something to do that later in the day - that's all I could think about. I wouldn't eat, and I would just pace around the house thinking and thinking and thinking about it.
Once I got married this turned into a problem. My wife wants to go out, I'm afraid to walk out of the front door. She talked me into seeing someone.
It was a great decision. I was given some medicine that seems to be helping. I still get anxious when we leave but I don't refuse to leave anymore. I'm also able clearly process an upcoming event and leave it alone.
Does anyone else have these things? If I'm in the wrong place I'm sorry.
I'm a 33 year old guy and I guess I've been dealing with anxiety all my life, I had always just called it "nerves". Or was just "high strung". We didn't have "anxiety" when I was a kid...people just dealt with stuff.
I never go to doctors so making an appointment with a psychiatrist was a pretty big deal.
I've always hated going out of the house, even just to a book store or to the coffee shop or out to eat. I always had this feeling of "what's the point?" or "Why bother, they'll just get the order wrong" and there was always this feeling of "impending doom". If I had an appointment or something to do that later in the day - that's all I could think about. I wouldn't eat, and I would just pace around the house thinking and thinking and thinking about it.
Once I got married this turned into a problem. My wife wants to go out, I'm afraid to walk out of the front door. She talked me into seeing someone.
It was a great decision. I was given some medicine that seems to be helping. I still get anxious when we leave but I don't refuse to leave anymore. I'm also able clearly process an upcoming event and leave it alone.
Does anyone else have these things? If I'm in the wrong place I'm sorry.
