Anxiety. Need support

[Tinajasmine]

Hi, I'm new to this forum and really need some support from people that suffer from anxiety. I have been diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder and its destroying my life.  I feel alone and would really love to talk to someone who knows what this feels like. Am hoping to make new friends and to help each other fight through this tough time of our lives. 

[Chris_B]

Hi Tinajasmine,

Welcome to the forums. There are a lot of us here who have experience with anxiety, so you've come to the right place. 

There have been discussions in the past on here about body image and extreme negative feelings about it, which is often related to depression as well.  Can you tell us a little more about how you're feeling and what has happened since your diagnosis?  What kind of treatment are you receiving, and how are you feeling about that?

Hope to hear from you soon.

[Stephen123]

Hi Tinajasmine, welcome to the forum, I to have been diagnosed with anxiety amongst other things. I,m sorry I,m not familiar with body dysmorphic disorder but I will google it later. For now I,d just like to welcome you, I hope other regular posters will post and welcome you also. We might be able to get a discussion going on anxiety and you can maybe educate us on body dysmorphic disorder. For me I relate anxiety to panic attack and panic attack to a psychotic episode in that order. For me a small anxiety attack is like a mini psychotic episode. Sorry I,ve been diagnosed with major depression with psychosis. And chronic PTSD. My history is long and varied. For me stress is a major factor to my being mentally ill. Maybe you can try and explain what point of your journey you are at and a bit about how you feel. Bye for now Stephen