Hey there,

It's been a long time since I first discovered this subreddit, mindlessly browsing in one of many awful nights, trying anything that could make me feel just a bit better. Since then, I've been coming back every time I felt really bad again, which happened quite frequently. Every time I came here looking to find posts that would make me realize things don't have to be as stressing as I found them, that I could cope with this in some way or another, and that, in short, could cheer me up a little. And so I did. I also found many posts of people simply venting about their problems, and those also made me feel a bit better, because they made me realize that I wasn't alone in this.

As I said, it has been a long time since I started coming here, and so many things have happened since then. I've been in therapy for quite a while now and I still have a long way to go to get rid of this fucking illness, but I'm starting to see some kind of exit, and typing this makes me really happy.

So, since every time I came here I went on incognito mode (I often show things from reddit to my friends, and I know I shouldn't but I didn't want them to find out about this), I could never upvote a post that had helped me in a certain night, or try to say something to someone who was on the same boat. That's why I've created this account just to stop by and say **thank you to you all.** You guys really have made this awful road a tad more endurable for me, even if you did it completely unconsciously.

I don't know what I am going to do with this account from now on. Perhaps now that I can I'll come here to upvote posts and comment stuff, maybe also rant a little too, but who knows.

Once again: thank you all **so much**, and if you're also struggling with anxiety: stay strong, my friend. This really is an awful disease, and it really is unfair that some of us have to deal with it, but you're not alone in this, and it does get better. Lots of love and virtual hugs to you &lt;3.