Intro

Hi, folks-

Im a 23 y.o. female who found 7Cups through a Buzzfeed article about depression and now Im here. Ive struggled with anxiety most of my life without realizing it, but the depression really hit hard around 15 when I had a series of deaths occur in my family and my dad took to alcohol to cope, which just furthered a lot of already existing abandonment issues. Panic attacks became a good friend of mine for the first two years of university, then things mellowed out when I was doing well in extracurriculars, school, and started a new relationship. Fast forward to March 2018 when I broke down and called my health care to set up appointments for what turned out to be moderate alcohol use disorder. My behaviors differs a bit from others that I ended up meeting through groups because that sweet, sweet anxiety made me hyper aware of my actions and I was the only person making me get help. I recently was put on Wellbutrin XL (does anyone else get weird af fever dreams with this?) after my PCP actually asks me about feeling hopeless when I was making excuses for eating habits. Now Im here, trying to take control of my mental health because good lord is it scary in my head. Im glad things like this exist. Sorry for the much longer than intended intro!