I suffer from severe driving anxiety. Ever since I was a little girl, I have had a fear of riding in the car. As I got more to driving age, it crossed over into a fear of driving a car. I am 21 and I do not have a driver's license. People outside of my family do not understand why driving scares me so much, they think I should just suck it up because I'm an adult now. I even have anxiety about going to stand in the line to get my driver's license. I have paranoia that I am going to get into an… read more

I know no one can say for sure but I just would like to know if anyone else has any of these symptoms? I am going to try and set up an appointment with my doctor tomorrow but Im not sure if she will have an opening or not. Ive been feeling so exhausted the past two weeks and I talked to my therapist about it and he wants me to go to the doctor just to see what she says. Ive been getting a pulsating feeling in my head and dizziness. I get checked for diabietes every three months and theyve always… read more

My daughter’s depression and anxiety has gotten worse especially when trying to work at a job. She is unable to hold onto a job because of her anxiety and depression. She is a very caring person but has trouble having friends and has low self esteem. My wife and I try giving her as much support as possible but it is hard . Some times it is like walking on egg shells around her. I feel it is all my fault because I suffer from depression and she inherited it from me . I don’t understand anxiety… read more

As for me, since some of my Family (Friends) know about my Mental Health (Illness), I feel as if it makes me feel like I'm left out even more, like as if they don't want to deal with me or they don't want to talk about it. I already feel alone & it's hard for me to Communicate already, but I feel if they wanted to help me that bad instead of ignoring the Issue(s). I know that you can't push nobody into anything if they don't want to, but I laugh 😂😂 bcause if I say I was going to Harm myself or… read more

I am convinced that my problems as an adult stem from the possible trauma I may have faced as a child and that my low self-esteem may be improved if I can heal from these traumas and reconnect with my inner child. The more I read about childhood development, the more I am convinced that most of our problems stem from our childhood experiences and could be eradicated if we identify and heal our childhood wounds.

I know how crazy this sounds but there must be some truth to it if most of our… read more

I was wondering if there's much difference between major depression disorder and bipolar 2 disorder? It seems when I see a new psychiatrist it gets changed.
Thanks for the help.

Are there any of you with either no family or a small family?

What are the symptoms of anxiety attacks? At times I'm in a place and I start shaking and want to get out of there as soon as possible. I prefer staying at home with myself than going out. At times I'm so scared that I have trouble swallowing and my heart beats fast. What is this?