I am a 26 year old Mother of 2. Married. Employed. Have a rather comfortable life. If only my OCD would go away! I remember as a child having panic attacks, never knowing what they were. I remember being overwhelmed by guilt if I did anything wrong. I hated people being mad at me. But OCD never “really” affected my life until after the birth of my second child. It was like I woke up … The Story Continues…
Hi my name is “Tammy” and I do believe I have obsessive compulsive disorder as well as general anxiety disorder. I remember as a small child I was continually preoccupied with weather or not we had enough food in the house, if we were running low on something I would stress until my mother replenished the supply. This still holds true 25 years later. I can not run out of any household supplies or I … The Story Continues…
Hi I’m not sure where to begin. It all began in 1997 when we moved. I had my first “attack” of anxiety. It came on so quickly I didn’t even know what it was. I suddenly was very afraid of dying and would imagine a funeral (my own) which would just make the anxiety worse. It felt like an impending doom sort of thing…like something really bad was going to happen and I would die … The Story Continues…