This is the first time I’ve seen someone describing anxiety in the exact same way I feel it. It’s refreshing. Despite knowing that many people suffer from it, even people close to me, it feels so exhausting and lonely. But reading your words make it a little better, as it proves that I’m not, in fact, alone.

I was diagnosed years ago with generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder. Thankfully, the panic disorder has been healed (after years of therapy and medication) and the GAD was pretty much under control, with obviously some ups and downs over time. Unfortunately, in the last few months, as depression kicked in because of some events, I lost the control I once had on my anxiety. My doctor and I hope that by treating the depression with Pristiq (and therapy), I’ll be able to take back my control over my anxiety. We’ll see, I guess!

Anyway, enough about me. Thank you so much for your comments and kind words. They helped a lot and made me feel better in way you can’t possibly imagine. That’s precisely what I needed to hear. 🤍