Hi all, I’m new here
Hi all,
stumbled upon this app at the best time possible.
My man is Rob and I am 36 years old living in Salem MA with my wife and one awesome little 4 year old. Let me start off by saying i suffer from panic attacks and spats of depression because of the anxiety. I’ve been like this for as long as I can remember, but have been officially treating it for the past 5 years. My main anxiety issues stem from any issue that’s out of the norm from my every day life. Example; a minor issue turns into a snowballed effect of the worst issue ever. Before you know it, it’s all I can think about, I shut down, and the depression kicks in.
as far as panic attacks go, I have been getting those mainly after my child was born. AKA the shock of making sure this child stays alive is all on me. This is where the medical anxiety kicked in. White coat syndrome some have told me! I have been on Celexa 30mg for about 4 years now and that subsides the panic attacks, but the panicking continues to this day.
I am here because I’m looking for an outlet to talk during these anxiety attacks. My wife is amazing, but the depression part she doesn’t know about.
Looking forward to getting to know all of you and can’t wait to not only get some help, but give some help as well.
@robamcdonaldjr
Hey Rob! Welcome to our community, so glad you found us! I wanted to share some good resources that you might want to check out.
These are forums, but there are also chatrooms that you can join as well.
When you click on these links, it will take you to a page with the forum topic, in the middle of the page, you will see a yellow bar with the following links: forums, chatrooms, guidelines, resources and leaders that are also links you can click on to learn more about what is offered. When you have a few minutes, just browse these links and I think you will find a ton of amazing support and info.
https://www.7cups.com/home/anxiety/
https://www.7cups.com/home/depression/
And if you ever want 1-1 support, we have lots of great listeners who have experience in anxiety and depression.
Glad you are here...you are not alone ❤️
I have the exact same thing the intrusive thoughts too overthinking 24-7 it’s terrible an I been on medication for the past 10 years an I don’t know why but these past few days I’ve been in a horrible depression
I am also brand new here hello to everyone
Hello!! I have dealt with a lifetime of anxiety which led to bouts of depression later in life. Finally got a diagnosis of ADHD at age 42, and with the proper treatment I am getting back to a better place. If you ever need to unload some thoughts I'm here and I know how to listen and empathize!
@robamcdonaldjr
I'm working on the same issue of ruminating disaster thoughts
