boundnotbroken Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Hey everyone I am 27 years old, live in the USA, work my butt off at my job, married... I had recovered from depression, anxiety, etc. and lived a wonderful, beautiful, fulfilling 4 years of bliss until relapsing this past March. I am now back in therapy and working on getting back out of the hole I've fallen into. I am not my diagnoses, but I'll list them nonetheless. Depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ED-NOS, DID (really should be dissociative disorder-not otherwise specified if you ask me), bipolar tendencies, borderline tendencies, the list goes on -- I like to say I've been diagnosed with the entire alphabet. But, really, it mostly comes down to one thing: fear. Anxiety. Fear rules my life. I'm trying not to let it. I am dedicated to recovery. I've seen the other side, and I loved it. I want it back. I'm here because I'm struggling to breathe during the week. I feel like I take my mask off during my weekly therapy sessions and then struggle terribly having to paste it back on for the next 6 days. It feels like holding my breath for eternity. I need an appropriate outlet that isn't just my therapist and is not my friends and family in real life. I lost most of my friends the last time I went through major depressive episodes, so I am dedicated to not doing that again. This is not their problem; I do not want them to be affected by it. That's me! Here I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddest Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Hello and welcome and see you around the forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
writehellarandomshiny Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Welcome! Loved the title. I hope you find support here. Stims to the left, forums to the right. -write :coffee-machine-smiley-emoticon: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boundnotbroken Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 Welcome! Loved the title. I hope you find support here. Stims to the left, forums to the right. -write :coffee-machine-smiley-emoticon: I love your signature!! Forgiveness has been a HUGE part of my recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shesellsseashells Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Welcome to CB! I hope your experience here is as positive as mine has been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tahwa313 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Welcome to CrazyBoards! I hope that it will benefit you as much as it has benefited me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Hello, welcome to CB! I love your attitude and your topic title. I like to say "I'm not schizoaffective, I have schizoaffective disorder". Great attitude, again. Best of luck with your recovery. Feel free to browse the boards, get a feel for them, post away, join us in chat, or start a blog. Lots to do here at CB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boundnotbroken Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 Thank you, everyone, for the welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olga Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Welcome! I'm glad you found us. olga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooster Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Recovery is where it's at! Yeeeee haw! (and welcome) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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