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I am actually on another forum from time to time as well.  I've had anxiety disorder and OCD for over 41 years and have taken many workshops, seminars, programs and classes to help me on this fascinating and often challenging journey.  It's my hope to help others and to pass along many of the tools I"ve learned that I find helpful in managing my own situations.  I am also certain that there is always something for me to learn form others as well.

Hi, I am new here. I have had anxiety and depression for over five years. At times my anxiety is too much to bear alone. I am hoping to find support here.

Hi. I found this after making my first post, sorry. I'm visiting from another forum, not sure yet if I belong here. What do you think? Most of the time I can stay on top of issues, but for the last year there are times when I get stuck. I anticipate terrible, catastrophic conclusions to occurrances most people would find only a little troublesome. Then they move on, but I have trouble doing that. I suffer as if the catastrophic things I have envisioned really happened. In the last year this has happened three times. It's so traumatic that I've begun avoiding situations that could be risky because I don't want to deal with my internal response if something goes wrong. I don't know if there is a name for this. I don't know if my disease is causing it. I do know it is not "like me." I have a history of strength in adverse situations. I've been a person who loves a challenge. I've enjoyed putting myself in risky situations just to experience the journey to resolution. Yet here I am, confused and wondering what is happening to me.