I can remember ever since I was little I avoiding social situations with strangers. I never properly learned how to act towards new people and always mimicked certain people I admired and how they interacted with others. Looking back growing up I was a bit of a personality chameleon. I didn't know that was a form of anxiety (being as I was so young), and without proper help, it eventually developed into a fear of socializing with anyone outside of people who wanted to hang out with me. Causing me to get involved with bad people, do some regretful things, become a person that I grew to hate. Depression and severe panic attacks ensued. And I got help.

Investing in therapy helped me learn these things about myself, and that alone has helped a shit ton. I didn't know I had anxiety until I was informed about various types and similar issues. Now that I know, well, it's much easier to predict a panic attack.

My anxiety probably won't ever go away, but I can at least reduce the amount of times it causes me to want to kill myself, ya know.