I never had anxiety before, unless I was under stress. Suddenly I started feeling anxious and I was having a hard time calming down. I wasn't thinking of a mental health issue at the time. I went to an ER and had everything checked out and I was told that I was fine.

I started getting sleep issues and hearing things when I'm about asleep. Sometimes I come out of a sleep with anxiety attacks. I also seem to dream a lot more than I used to. I went to a couple places that treat mental health. I was told that stress and anxiety could cause this. 

After that I started to try and self diagnose. I came across schizophrenia and psychosis. I thought that this was something that I could be going through. I went to get things checked again and I was told anxiety. I get days where I feel like I'm improving and then I get really anxious again. No one in my family has mental health issues. I'm old than when things like bipolar or schizophrenia start. I'm not using drugs or anything like that. I still stay busy with my job and hobbies. I'm just frustrated at times with how anxiety makes you think the worst.