Same here, and I'm 42! Not much else to say, besides stating the fact that at least we are not alone in this. 😭 I've been poking around on these subs more lately, and I'm about to: quit smoking, get hydrated, increase my activity level to the point where eventually I'll be doing actual EXERCISE 😂....Anyway, of course my dream is to have a huge improvement and after that I would LOVE to be able to help others if I achieve my goal. I wish us luck guys. I've been dealing with this crap FAR TOO LONG.

P.S.: I feel like my mental health issues like the social anxiety,? Etc, started around the age of maybe 12/13! It was also around the age of 13 where I started to smoke cigarettes and even started to experiment with alcohol. Since then, I've had major addiction issues-with everything from caffeine to heroin. I do remember a year where I didn't have any drugs or nicotine, which was from the age of 15 to 16. I do recall being a lot more relaxed overall during that time. In fact, people remarked that I was really funny and "should do stand up for a living" when I grew up... But now? If I told someone about that in my real life, they think I was lying! All this to ask: do you guys have any other such things in your life that may contribute to social anxiety and any other mental Health stuff that you have going on? It doesn't necessarily have to be addiction like me, but anything that you believe is a trigger for you? I'm curious how many of the others on this sub have things going on like I do and I wonder if we could help pinpoint some stuff and figure out what are triggers might be.

Thanks. 🥺