Hey. Thought I had kicked this but apparently not ^-^;;

[Hoshi]

Hey all.

I suppose I had better start with an introduction right? :P

Well I'm 21, currently unemployed and out of education, single and living with my parents ^-^;;. I have suffered from anxiety attacks and social phobia on and off since I was about 12. This got a lot worse around age 15 although I recovered and thought I had kicked it mostly away a year or so ago. Now it seems that's not quite correct XD

The last time I had problems I suffered through it mostly by myself, not taking any help offered and...yeah. Took me about five years to kick it so perhaps I'll go for help this time XD Hope I can help others too ^-^

[vjuergens29]

your definitely not alone!

Am Vanessa 21 years old and have been suffering from panic attacks for about 7 months already. i cant work because i stopped driving because with my panic i keep thinking am going to faint and die even tho i know am not but the anxiety is just plain horrible. i would like to be like a normal everyday person who works and goes to school but i feel like thats never going to happen i feel like my panic is never going to stop! and on top of that i feel like nobody understand me lol
so reading your thread makes me feel like am not alone!

[Hoshi]

I have trouble going anywhere because I'm afraid I will be sick if I do which is kind of similar to what you have. On a brighter note I DID kick it for about a year. Bit of a relapse recently but I'm hoping to take a college course. That would have been impossible for me about three years ago so things do get better as you find ways to cope ^-^

The way I look at it I have a problem which is probably never going to fully go away but I know it can get better and I remember how good it felt finally going out to a simple restaurant and eating my first meal out in five years. Hope that helps for you as well ^-^ It isn't hopeless.