I’ve been suffering from anxiety for 5 years. It’s been hell, it’s been crazy. I felt abnormal and like an alien - it felt like everyone could function like normal and do whatever they wanted with their lives - and I couldn’t.

To put it simply, I suffer with social anxiety / anxiety leaving the house. I think covid made it worse. In January, I had had enough. I knew I had to speak to someone - I was certain it wouldn’t work as I had tried other therapists before but had to give it a shot.

We are in March now and my whole attitude towards leaving the house and trying new things has completely changed. I’m happier, looking forward to new things and I can actually see a day where anxiety doesn’t have a hold over me. I feel less alien. I feel like I have some control over my anxiety and it feels insanely good.

Part of me didn’t want to write this but I remembered how these posts kept me optimistic in the past. I wanted to tell you all that it DOES get better. You are not alien for feeling how you feel. Keep going. If you’ve had failures with therapists in the past like me then keep trying. You’ll find someone who helps you like they have helped me.