coming up on 1-year mark…apprehension about anxiety?

[GetOverItGal13]

Hi all,

I suffer from a whole bunch of different anxiety stuff. I was diagnosed with GAD in 2008, but it has come in waves with different things like panic attacks, insomnia, and a little bit of depression as well. About a year ago, I really struggled. I was having panic attacks while driving and inside of grocery stores. I then spiraled into insomnia which was debilitating because I couldn’t think straight and was starting to have intrusive thoughts and depression. I took control and finally decided it was time to start some Zoloft 50mg daily. I also read Hope & Help for Your Nerves, which really saved me. Reading Reddit articles of Zoloft success stories and just living my life helped bring me out of that awful time as well.

I write to ask my fellow anxiety warriors if you ever feel apprehension around an anniversary of a bad anxiety time in your life? For example, since my little breakdown took place last October, I am constantly looking at my calendar and thinking about the dates I had to call out of work. I couldn’t even decorate for Halloween this year because my Halloween decorations remind me of the nights I was awake when I should have been asleep around this time last year and it makes me feel upset. I guess I have a little ptsd from being at such a low point. My hope and confidence are within me bc I now have better tools to help me deal with whatever comes my way. I just feel a little uneasy I guess? I hope I am making sense. Do any of you have any similar experiences/feekings?

[PenguinGirl89]

Hi.

I'm kind of like that as well. Mine is more dates that I know something bad happened. It's usually trivial stuff that most people wouldn't remember, but yes, I do understand where you're coming from. My GAD is getting much worse here lately. I do have some personal things going on. However, those personal things have happened in the past, and I get scared events could repeat themselves.