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i never knew what was going on inside of my head until i was diagnosed with ptst. that was years ago and i still feal so distant. nothing seems to help. now i just dont know what to do or who to turn to.

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i am currently taking librium. it does not work, i have a hard time going out. i was taking ativan for several years and i ran out of them at times that were the worse. because i called in early i was stopped. they will not put me on contract.

anxiety              Reply to this Comment

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i feel i have had anxiety my whole life. to make things more complicated i am also an addict whose favorite drug of choice are the benzodiazapines. un fortunately they have been the only thing to help with anxiety. i also recently got off methadone maintenance and that is how i relapsed on xanax i feel im going crazy i am also without my daughter which is making it more stressful. she is with her grand parents

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hey ashley, hang in there. i feel the same way. i was crying at the dr.'s office because i feel so hopeless at this point, after being plagued with PTSD for 14 years. no one in my family takes it seriously and so i feel like i have no real support system. i don't think i will ever be able to hold a job or function normally because it has gone on for so long. it's just one big uphill battle, isn't it?

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I was just diagnosed with PTSD and I am still confused as to exactly what it is, could someone help me with it? It's hard to tell when I am depressed from my bipolar disorder or PTSD. I'm really confused.

PTSD              Reply to this Comment

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Maria-- My wife has the same problems at times. She says they feed off each-other. Either way, depression is DEPRESSION, and the only way I know how to handle MINE is by caring for a pet that needs me (thereby validating me) or going for a walk, FORCING myself to smile at people, and consciously looking for things that are new or beautiful.

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After 30 years of daily drug addiction and numerous counselers/rehabs they finally diagnosed me with PTSD; I went to a specialist in this field and found that more specifically I have Dissociative Disorder NOS;slightly different than PTSD with different treatment. I state this only for your consideration.

do I suffer from anxiety??              Reply to this Comment

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If anybody can help me with this it would be great. I can't seem to be able to be without a man. People that I work with say that i am pretty and outgoing and funny, but for some reason I can't find a good, good man and when one pays attention to me I stay with him no matter how bad he treats me. I am going crazy, because I feel I have a problem but I don't know what or how to fix it. somebody please help..

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now 50 , few that was a rh child born with a 40%hearing loss in my earlier years , got by with alot of ridicule, cost me a marriage,8months ago went to amen clinic for brain scan only to find out born with major brain trama,in terms of cognitive,memory issues,self esteem issues,did not impare the intellegence part, creating a very dificult recipe to deal with no friends, effects work of any sort,being a 2nd child the antibodies effected those parts of the brain, went through the xanax period which only masked it, there has been interventon over 40yrs. and then only effected 15%pop. to different degress, not something you would want to deal with at this stage of your life,purhaps some support or any oone with similar circumstanses,would appreciate reply, robert

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i have been abused (pyhsical & mental) since i was 12 years old, im now 17 & its still happening.I'm wondering if my axiety has ne thing to do with me being abused..i dunno wut to do when i turn 18, i want to go somewhere to get away from all this for a while..wut should i do?

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Ashley, I am an abuse survivor too and you should definately try to get some help for yourself. If you have a car or a friend with a car you can go to a counselor. I know that they can be expensive but some places give discounts like Buchanan Counseling Center and others are free like Legacy House. I hope that this helps.

no one seems to understand              Reply to this Comment

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Every sinngle relationship I have ever been in has been marred by anxiety. Fear of rejection overwhelms me and dictates my every thought. I grow to hate myself after being told that I am too depressing to be around. I watch people that supposely love me turn away from me because they can not deal with my anxiety, so the end result is that I believe no one will love me or have the heart to stand by someone like me. The hardest part is watching people grow in distance away from you, because you seem to be what is known as normal. What is normal exactly?Perhaps, a labelfor the minority of people that seem to have control over their identity.

afraid of the future              Reply to this Comment

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I am 18,and i constently fear social places,expecially in school setting. I seem to have panic attacks on a regular basis sence i started my senoir year, most the time in class i just want to get out of my seat and walk right out the door heading home. i can't seam to manage doing simple things such as eating in public. if i keep up the way i am my future will amount to very little. if anyone has suggestions i am all ears.

anxiety              Reply to this Comment

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Well, since i was little i been outgoing and had lots of friends so i know what it is like to be regular. But i got into a phaze where i started doing drugs such as coke/extacy and smoking. I stopped its been 4 months but i been feeling depressed/confused about goign out in public. I feel when i go to school everyone is looking at me thinking im some wierd spaz. I can't even talk to my old friends without acting wierd nor somtimes to my family. I hope this will go away but it seems to be getting worse. I have a job and its hard to keep my mind off what im feeling, i called in a couple times just because i didn't think i was strong enough to face public. Can somone help me with what kind of counsler I need?