Hello, my name is Lauren. I live with severe anxiety and panic attacks as well as depression and derealization. I figured that it wouldn't hurt to try to make friends with a similar story to mine.I recently joined this website in search of people who can understand what I am going through. Here are some facts about me in case you are interested in becoming friends.
1. I have a Shetland sheepdog named Penny and she is very helpful with my derealization. I find having something stable and unconditionally adoring is very helpful with bring reality back into focus.
2. I am a big fan of the punk pop genre of music. My favorite band in the whole world is Marianas Trench. I find music (as cliche as it is) as an escape from reality when it gets too hard to deal with. Also music is a good way for me to find the words to put my feelings into because sometimes it is too hard to do.
3. My dream is to become a chef when I am older because I find cooking really therapeutic for the mind. It gives you a chance to channel your creativity into something positive.
4. I used to be a cheerleader and actually won a national title with my team. It was one of the happiest times of my life and even though I didn't have a particular friend on the team, I felt like I belonged there and everyone was so welcoming to me.
5. I was born with an accessory navicular in each foot (a fancy way of saying extra bone in a certain place in the foot). Due to this bone, I was in excruciating pain and I had to quit cheerleading sadly. I ended up getting surgery on my feet in years to come.
So these are some facts about me. I really hope that we can become friends. I think that it will be very helpful to have a friend to understand me better. Also good friends are just magical creatures aren't they? They're so rare, but when you find one it's amazing.I am very glad to meet you and I really hope we can become friends