Hello sort of new guy from Edmonton

[rubius]

Hi, I am not sure if I ever formally introduced myself on this forum so here it goes. I suffer from Social Phobia, GAD, OCD, and Agoraphobia. I have had most of this since I was a teenager though it went undiagnosed at the time. For a while I even seemed to fit in, on the fringe. I had a promising career that I worked hard to build but I had no support. It started falling apart and no one knew why, not even me. Then I was finally desperate enough to see a psychiatrist. I was diagnosed but went into denial and kept on struggling, thinking that it was all a matter of will. I would fight and fight and keep on losing ground until finally I gave up. I wallowed for a while but in the last couple of years I have finally began to claw my way back up. I am taking back my life and I even have the support of some of my family to help me. It took a lot for me to tell them about all my problems as I used to be a very proud and independent guy. Now I am 31 and my life is getting to be better than it has in many years. I still have more work to do but I believe I will always have to struggle to some degree. Well, that is all for now. I hope to post a lot more now that I am online more. Hello all!

 

[spawn]

hey im new to sort of. i used to contribute to the forums a couple years ago but i wasnt diagnosed with anything i just felt i had it. i now a offically socail anxiety disorder according to my shrink. i live in calgary by the so were pratically neighbors.

 

[winnipegjets]

hey im new to sort of. i used to contribute to the forums a couple years ago but i wasnt diagnosed with anything i just felt i had it. i now a offically socail anxiety disorder according to my shrink. i live in calgary by the so were pratically neighbors.

Where abouts in Calgary? I'm in the NW, just off Crowchild Trail.

PS...Shrinks are a waste of $$$, IMHO.