how long have you had anxiety

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i've had anxiety since i was a small child and the panic attacks also come and go.....i also have GAD which means i'm basically amped up all the time...i also have OCD which prevents me from taking medicine. I'm starting to become agoraphobic now, afriad to go anywhere for fear of having an attack. I'm at my wit's end. if you're pretty calm normally you probably don't have gad. be glad.
 
I have it on and off for the past 15 years. Mine started when I got a divorce 15 years ago. I felt like a failure but I managed to control the panic and anxiety by a therapist, meditation, and positive affirmation. I never had to use medication. Mine only come back if I have extreme pressure. This whole summer I was under extreme pressure so they returned. So I now go to accupuncture which has helped.

Whenever I have sickness like a sinus attack - i always think the worse and make my symptoms feel worse.
 
hello everyone, this is just a basic question for everyone out there. I have had anxiety (GAD per the doc although I don't really agree) for about 7 years. Seems as though I have had my ups and downs. I have had good years and bad years. I am wondering how long you have had anxiety and if it has gotten better or worse over the years (or if it has gone back and forth like mine does)?

And the reason I say I don't agree with the GAD diagnosis is not because I do not believe I have an anxiety disorder, just not sure that is the one. I do not have excessive worry or anxiety or the other symptoms of GAD. At least not regularly I suppose. I feel like I have part-time GAD.. lol.. who knows.. just not sure it fits
 
It pretty much has linearly progressed throughout my entire life.
This year, my anxiety is sky rocketing and hard to control
 
On and off for almost 20 years, but now I usually only go through a few bouts per year.

I haven't had a panic attack in nearly 20 years also.
 
mine too - I don't know why this year is so bad I guess because of the economy, swine flu and I am getting older.
 
I have had full blown anxiety for a good 10 years. If I wasn't treated for it with meRAB, I would have a feeling of anxiety 24 hours a day with no contributing source. I believe it is truly a chemical irabalance with me.

You might have "situational anxiety" that lasts longer than normal. That is how it started with me. I would have normal anxiety that we all feel in certain bad situations, like just barely avoiding a car accident or something, but I would dwell on it and it would escalate into several days of anxiety.
 
I had terrible anxiety/panic attacks starting when I was almost 17 years old.

It was the worst thing ever, I used to get so freaked out, that I wanted to die to make the fear go away, although of course I was afriad of dying too. At the time I was not sure what was going on in my mind or in reality. I used to think I was going crazy and I'm experiencing skitzofrania (I know spelling is way off) or some other kind of major mental disorder.

Anyways me and my Mom were not at all close and did not speak much, but I finally got so freaked out that I had to tell her I needed help. When I went to my mom to tell her it was something like this " Mom I think something is very wrong with me, I'm very afraid and feel very weird and I don't know why or whats going on, I think I need some serious medical attention, please help me I'm so scared Mom"

She was totally cold hearted to me and told me to be a man and stop with the ridiculousness. I'll never forget how alone in the world that made me feel. So basically I lived in fear for like almost a year. Until one day I found God (That is another long story) and little by little I would get better and better. I started working out and eating really healthy.

Honestly as cold as my mom was, I actually thank God for how everything happened. If my mom did indulge me and sympathize and say something like you poor thing whats wrong, lets get you to a Phsyc. Dr. ASAP, today I might have just been on MeRAB and constantly battling this disease. Which I beleive with GoRAB help I know you can recover from severe Anxiety.



Recently I've joined the anxiety form cause I did have one panic attack a few weeks ago, that lasted about a minute, I just had the racing heart thing while at the Gym. And then I've had a few heart Palps and similar type things that have just cuased me some concern, nothing were my life is being controlled by it and Thank God it has been getting better over the last few weeks.



Anyways all in all obviously since I first experienced anxiety I;ve gotten way better. I think I was about 21 before I really got over everything. Sometimes even when I was like 19 I would still wake up in the middle of the night with the just this worst fear or more like the most dreadful feeling you could imagine.


but to answer the question on the thread "Yes" since I first got anxiety when I was almost 17 (now I;m 30), I'am doing better and mostly I do not experince any type of severe anxiety that is bothersome to my life ever since I was about 21.

God Bless
 
My anxiety issues came after having 4 strokes, 5 years ago. I manage mine with medication, and living with a positve attitude. I rarely have issues with it as long as I keep myself balanced, and avoid undue stress.
 
I have had anxiety ever since I can remeraber. I am 35 now, and I would say, have had it at least since 8 or 9. I remeraber going to the fair with my mom and worrying that someone would kill her or something would happen to her. It was like that constantly. My parents didn't ever take me to counseling or anything, so finally, about three years ago, it got so bad, I almost couldn't leave my house. I had just gotten married, and had my husband pushing me to get help, so I started seeing a therapist. I am currently seeing a therapist and psychiatrist, and through the help of medication and therapy, am much better off.
 
It's definitely quite common to have your anxiety get better and worse over time. I know I've been a little like that! I believe my anxiety and depression mostly started as a young teen. I just seemed to hit a bad patch in life with how my mind was. I wasn't happy. With time I've been able to really improve by making different changes in my life and a new attitude/outlook on life. I have many great habits that help me do better. Unfortunately, my anxiety had been getting worse this year. I am not depressed, but anixety was really getting to me. I work in a city and constantly have people approach me in uncomfortable ways, and now I get anxious anytime I'm out in public walking near other people. I also get claustraphobic. I started to notice the anxiety bothering other parts of my life, so I tried Prozac and I love it. It's helped a lot! I used to take Cyrabalta and did NOT like it. I still get anxious when I'm walking by myself, but I think it's acceptable to feel that way since there are so many weirdos out there. It digusts me. Just because I'm a young woman does not mean I want to be harrassed by men, especially since I am dressed professional and not calling attention to myself in any way.

Definitely sounRAB like it could be situational. I find that usually there is at least something deep down inside bothering me. I might not realize it or it might be something small, but there's often at least something that triggered it. I guess I have "sensitive spots" that just go off at times. Prozac has helped me not THINK about them so much and helps me just let those things go.
 
it happens to most of us= the feeling of pure panic for no apparent reason. dont let it rule your life . i have been taking a maintenance dose of different medicines for years and it has done me more good than harm. try meditation and pranayam- deep breathing exercises and walking avoid strenous workouts.
 
I cry every morning with the fear I will lose my parents one day or my kiRAB - and the fear of losing my husband what will I do without them. These thoughts came out of no where.
 
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