Hi! My name is Emerald

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Emerald1

Member
I have been lurking around this forum for quite some time and I identify closely with a lot of people. I thought it was about time to introduce myself and take part in the conversations :)

I am 27 years old and have had very horrible, debilitating anxiety since I was 10 years old. I have also had anorexia since the same age. Because of this my life has been very different than those around me. It has caused me to continuously feel like there is something fundamentally wrong with me, like I am "defective" in some way, which I guess is true. It has also put my life on hold so that what I am struggling to accomplish at age 27 is what most people have accomplished at age 16. This is both frustrating and highly demoralizing for me which causes me to isolate even further.

I guess I am joining this forum to feel like there are people out there who understand what I am going through and to get some support as well as support others <3

Thank you for reading,
Em
 
Kiwong

Kiwong

Well-known member
Hi Emerald, and welcome. There are plenty of people in this forum who are going through very similar.
 
Graeme1988

Graeme1988

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Welcome tae the forum.
 
WeirdyMcGee

WeirdyMcGee

Well-known member
Welcome, Em!

I, myself am in a similar position. 26 years old and agoraphobic, here. I've had severe anxiety for as long as I can remember, really.
 
Xervello

Xervello

Well-known member
Hello, Em! Thanks for finally dipping your toe into the forum. I'm sure we'll all look forward to hearing more from you. Myself, I can both relate to and sympathize with what you're going through. However, we're all in the same sinking boat here, ha ha, so I hope this place can help. Best of luck to you. :)
 
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Emerald1

Member
Thank you so much to all of you for the extremely warm welcome!! It's so refreshing to come to a place and not feel ostracized!!
 
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