Hi. I am new here. This is my first post

[Laez]

Hi, I am Lilo. I just joined. I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder few weeks back. I have taken medications. While it helped with the symptoms I also did not like taking them as i gained a lot of weight because of it and it make me self conscious about my body. It is really hard to talk to people about it because of the social stigma. And even when i talk it does not feel like people actually understand. And they also look at me with judgement, like poor her. Which is why i decided to join this support group. I don't know how helpful this will be but it is worth a try.

Thanks

[BonnieSue]

Hi Laez,

Welcome! There's a great group of people here that I think you'll like. You will probably get a variety of helpful advice and support from us all. You'll get better responses when you lock your post before posting it due to that social stigma you mentioned. You do that by choosing that it's only for this community and not for anyone to view. I don't know if you can go back and do it now, but an administrator can do that for you if you request it. A closed lock next to your title will tell you it's locked. Look on the right hand for an administrator when you view your published post.

I have GAD, also, and understand a lot of the misery and coping skills. We who have dealt with high anxiety are probably the only ones who can truly understand it. It's not fair to expect it from others with no personal experience in themselves or someone close to them. I am happy to talk with you about life with GAD. Just write to me. Take care!

Hugs, Love, and Blessings...

[Laez in reply to BonnieSue]

Hi BonnieSue.

Thankyou so much for the tip. I will do that. And thankyou so much for replying .

You are right. It is not fair to expect from others to truly understand as they have no personal experience.

Hugs!

[kjm3719]

I am new here too. And I understand how you are feeling. I hear you...

[Laez in reply to kjm3719]

Thankyou for the response. You can always write to me if you need to talk.

Take care