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  • January 7, 2018 at 5:09 pm #185519
    AnaO
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    You are not alone in this feeling. I’m glad you are seeking help through a professional. Do you have regular counseling sessions? I’m in no way qualified to give advice about this but I have suffered depression, anxiety, PTSD and bipolar for 25 years. I am just now starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel. I’m glad you’re here.

    January 8, 2018 at 7:00 am #185579
    Anonymous
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    Dear Sash:

    As humans, we are the only animals aware, when we are young and healthy, and otherwise, aware of the fact that we and everyone we know will surely die. And that we, and anyone we know can get sick at any time. This by itself is enough to cause anxiety. So I figure some anxiety is the human condition.

    I am curious: you wrote that at 44 you had issues with anxiety and depression for over twenty years. Before that, no such issues?

    anita

    January 8, 2018 at 10:00 am #185619
    Sash
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    I suppose I’ve had issues with mood since my teens.  I began isolating myself during high school, not ‘knowing’ that I was suffering from social anxiety.  But It wasn’t until my early 20s – when I had a complete breakdown – that I was diagnosed.  Technically I have type II bipolar depression and a generalized anxiety disorder.  Definitely a bit of OCD too.

    January 8, 2018 at 10:09 am #185623
    Anonymous
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    Dear Sash:

    The title of your thread is “I Feel Utterly Lost”- I believe it is the anxiety, the ongoing fear that is keeping you lost. Anxiety is like fog, and the more of it, the more dense the fog. Can’t see much through it.

    Seeing through the fog requires relaxing, but not only initially, but throughout, again and again.

    You wrote that you still live with your parents- never left home, then? If you would like to share about your relationships with your parents, past and present, as it may relate to your anxiety, please do.

    anita

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