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I went to my first NAMI Open Door Anxiety Panic Support Group tonight. When it was coming to my introduction, I panicked. I'm laughing about it now just because of how silly it seemed that I was panicking at a panic group. I felt really silly crying in front of everyone. I kept my introduction...

Ok, so I have been a member here for a pretty short while, and I've been working on my mental health for the past few weeks. I am excited to tell you all that during a potentially stressful situation where I would normally break down and sob, and panic uncontrollably, I did not. I refrained by...

It scares me that people might not be interested in being involved with me because of the fact that something happened in my life that was completely out of my control, and the result of that was mental illness. It's unfair! I can't imagine I am the only person who feels this way. How do you cope?

In the last several days I have been facing my demons and making myself vulnerable to many around me(and to you, total strangers who aren't such strangers....based on the common ground we all seem to have). Going through the vulnerability in the moment was horrible. I didn't like feeling so...

I have post traumatic stress disorder from witnessing something horrific at a young age (you can read my introduction for further information). I have not properly dealt with the depression or anger or the other feelings that arise when a trigger comes up. One of the most recent triggers for me...

Hi, I am posting this because my trauma has seemed to rear its head in my relationships, at work, and just my emotional well-being altogether. As the subject says, this is my introduction. I want to start off by saying that I have been in therapy most of my life. I started at an early age...