Hi, I'm new. I have general and social anxiety. I like to tell people about my anxiety as I have learnt so much, and still it continues. My anxiety was diagnosed in 2010, my son had just turned 1. I'm currently seeing my counsellor for the 2nd time, first in 2010, started again last yr. New routines are hard, and I'm currently going through my son starting school. Today I'm not going so well, but I got him there and that's important to me. I don't like crowds of people. To me living with anxiety means I can and have learnt so much about me. I understand my thoughts and whether they are helpful or unhelpful. A lot of the time I feel scared, but I put myself out there. Last year I volunteered on the Kinder committee as Treasurer, did fruit duty, and I attended both out of Kinder excursions. In December I had 7 Christmas parties in a week! Massive effort, and I did a lot of daytime napping, simply from overstimulation. When I was first diagnosed in 2010, I barely left the house once a week. Today I simply sat and read a book for 2 hrs. Diffusion is not working today, most of the time it does. I also like mindfulness and have done CBT. I'm slowly reading through The Happiness trap, slow going is required. I wish I could put my finger on it and squash anxiety out of my life, but it's here and I'm working on it and I'm a better parent for it.
