People may look at anxiety as a terrible thing to have to deal with, but for me, I have found ways to make it a positive thing. Sure, I still have those days where it’s hard to leave the house, I cry and I’m not sure why, but I honestly feel it makes me a better person. See, I have had anxiety, depression and OCD my entire life, but not until recently did I understand what was actually going on. I always thought I was weird and that there was something wrong with me, but I didn’t know there was anything I could do to make the pain go away.

It took me 20 years to reach out for help, but at least I did it. Keep in mind, it is NEVER too late to change what you’re going through. It is NEVER too late to reach out and ask for help when you need it.

If any of you ever need to talk, please feel free to message me. We can share our experiences. For those of you who are curious, here are the things that have helped me the most: I found online forums and support groups and just opening up and sharing my experiences with other and learning about theirs changed my life forever. Also, just being more postive and I learned how to do this from my therapist. She told me to read a book called The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook and I have found it very informative. I think knowing more about your ‘disorder’ helps you to not feel so lost and confused. I like learning about the brain and why it does things like this.

The most recent thing I’ve done that has change my life is started going to therapy and also began taking meds. Meds for me was the very last option but I think the best. I just needed a little help and nothing is wrong with that

So, best of luck to all of you, and please don’t suffer in silence. Open up and you will see, there are SOOOOO many of us here who are just like you.

Take care!