jbeenthere

I am now 47 and a dad. I suffered sudden onset of social anxiety disorder at 15 after a breakup. Went from high achiever to barely graduating HS. College was a general nightmare. Received very misguided help from my mom who was into offbeat body energy therapy that made things much worse for me. Hve also dealt with major bouts of depression. I will wrestle this stuff to the grave and vow to never apologize for whatever it takes to survive. I now live with the hope that I can do whatever I can to prepare my kids to deal with tough times and be resilient and believe in themselves. My greatest reward would be to help a younger person on this board who might not have the perspective of that comes with age and experience.