THANK YOU! thank you for sharing. You are so brave for telling us this. I am proud of you for it!
Take a breath. You are not so different and you are able to see what is unhealthy in your opinion. This is great! I hope you are able to find the help you need. Please keep sharing!

Welcome to Daily Strength. You are not alone. I was raised by parents who were alcoholics and my mother suffered with depression. Since my childhood I have struggled with depression and anxiety. I didn't get any professional help until later in my life. At that time I started seeing a psychiatrist who recommended medication and therapy. You may want to to a professional doctor who can properly diagnose you. You would greatly benefit by talking with a counselor or therapist. I wish you luck. You can message me if you want to.

Hi Michelle, thank you for sharing with us. Keep doing that. Getting things out helps tremendously. I am the adult child of alcoholic and emotionally abusive parents. You are not alone and it is good that you recognize you need help. Have you looked into support groups in your area, as far as face to face also. A good one to try is ACA - Adult children of Alcoholics and dysfunctional families, http://www.adultchildren.org/ The dysfunctional family portion includes, physical, sexual, emotional abuse and the dysfunction this brings into the home as well. It works like a 12 step program and they have meeting all over the USA. This is just an option if you ever want more localized face to face support. By all means let's keep talking on here also. I would love to hear more of your story.

Thank you very much for giving me hope. I actually wanted to stop because I was too scared to put my feelings out there. You are very kind! Xx

Thank you for sharing! I was wondering if you have heard of emdr therapy for the treatment of anxiety related to ptsd? It is incredibly effective and has been a huge help for me. How you are feeling is understandable and a normal response to what you have been through. And you are certainly not alone. I felt that this specific type of therapy was very empowering and self-esteem boosting for me. If you are interested, there is a lot of information online about emdr therapy.

Welcome to the group you are so not alone anxiety and depression usually walk Hand in hand I take medication for both I also go and see a counselor which helps a lot someone who listens without judgement I have found this site very helpful I suggest you see a doctor to maybe manage your situation best of luck sorry you are going through this it is pure hell and people don't understand it unless they have been there

Thank you at Perry314 I haven't herd of that therapy I was thinking of cognitive therapy? I'm snot sure if you've herd of that one. I am more than willing to try that therapy you mentioned. Where can I learn about it? Thank you very much for mentioning this to me. I greatly appreciate it.

Hi I have just been reading your post I’ve been suffering from anxiety for over 10years it comes and goes but I’ve had it really bad over the last month with bad symptoms have you ever experienced the drop nervous feeling in your chest I’m getting unusual symptoms at the moment a believe this is one anxiety symptom