I am a newbie

[THEMAD]

Hi to everyone, my name is chris i am 31 years old and live in northamptonshire, i began suffering from agoraphobia after i was mugged in 1997, they left me with head injury which left me in hospital for while, i was suffering from amnesia as i couldnt remmeber my life before the inccident, i still have lapse's of it these days, i stopped going out as much and started to use alcohol to get the confidence to go out,so many of years i ended up drinking my life away, i am still agoraphobic but my alcohol intake got less,my doctor when i first was diagnosed with agoraphobia thought it was depression, so he gave me Seroxat the drug that was not properly tested, which made my nervous system go out of sync,causing addiction and thoughts of taking my own life, i was better off with out them. but now its been a few years on i have my own place and life is well, i learnt to coupe without the drugs or tablets they offered, i am glad i found this site as i need to talk to others to see how they cope with life,

thank you and i thank you the makers of this site.

Chris -x-

 

[Vancouver]

That's awesome, Chris. Sounds like you overcame a lot of your problems, and it's good to see you can cope without medication. Side effects can practically defeat the purpose of the meds altogether, eh? Shit's weak.

Welcome to the forums, looking forward to your future posts. 8)

 

[THEMAD]

That's awesome, Chris. Sounds like you overcame a lot of your problems, and it's good to see you can cope without medication. Side effects can practically defeat the purpose of the meds altogether, eh? Shit's weak.

Welcome to the forums, looking forward to your future posts. 8)

Thank you. it was hard but when what happend to me was a mixture of blessing,i wasnt a man who was decent or was nice. i was a criminal a drug addict, scum of the earth as some would have called me. so maybe i should thank them for making me this way or i wouldnt be alive today. talk about ironic.

Chris -x-

 

[THEMAD]

i forgot to add if anyone needs to have a chat about anything at all. i have had alot of experiance in all areas and have worked in councilling,

you can reach me on my email of [email protected]

 

[gobbledegook]

I agree with Vancouver it's really great you have overcome your problems I admire the fact you had a lot of courage to get where you are today!

I'm new here too, I joined yesterday after looking for a site to find people who share the same problems as me. It was nice to see this site and I'll be glad to chat with anyone. Please leave me a message!

oh I'm from Northamptonshire too, hehe :wink:

 

[THEMAD]

Whats the chances of that well nice to meet you, i live in
kettering its full of night life and never quiet, i like a peaceful night these days


Chris -x-

 

[sweetsour_eisha]

Hi chris, congratulation on overcoming your problems and moving on without meds. I hope this site helps the way it has been helping me..
Take care aite

 

[sammii]

Hi! Chris.

Welcome! I also used to have a bad drinking problem that was linked to my anxiety problem so i can relate to that alot! I'm sorry about what happened to you back then. Hope you can gain some support from here.
Take Care. x

 

[THEMAD]

Thank you all for the welcome messages,