I have anxiety but thats not who I am

I originally started my blog because I felt like I could try to turn a negative in to positive. I am on a journey to take back my life. And that starts by me being completely honest.  I have felt like I had to hide the fact that I had anxiety for a long time and I some how got it in my mind that I could not let any one see that I was anything less then perfect. I hate to disappoint people. But I'm no longer willing to live my life like that.  Hi my name is stacey and I suffer from Anxiety. Anxiety has taken alot from me and in my mind it has not rely been what you would call living. I struggle with daily activities simple task that an every day person should be able to do. I do not want pity. Because honestly I feel stronger that I ever have before. I still suffer but i'm addressing the problem I just want support from close friends and family I do not want a judging eye I do not need it as I am already very very hard on my self. Any way back to the simple task I strugg...

 So Iv been seeing a new Dr. since I have moved And though we all new I suffered from Anxiety it was never diagnosed with a name other then Anxiety . There are sooo sooo many different forms of Anxiety . She sent me home with Info and has Diagnosed me as GAD  * Generalized Anxiety Disorder*  I will just be posting the information she sent home with me. Generalized Anxiety disorder (GAD) is a mental disorder . It interferes with life functions Including relationships, Work,, and school. GAD is different from normal Anxiety , witch every one experiences at some point in there lives in response to specific life events and activities. Normal Anxiety actually helps us prepare for and get through theses life events and activities. Normal anxiety goes away after the event or  activity is over. GAD causes anxiety that is not ne or necessarily relate to a specific event or activity. It  also causes excess anxiety in proportion to specific events or activit...

This year has been the strangest and hardest. We moved out of state for work we are adjusting in a strange new area.  We are getting use to things.  I was determined as soon as we  got hear to make a home. To get work  and make things as normal as I possibly can for my family.  Change is hard for me. It always hard for any one I guess but for a person who suffers from sever Anxiety  it can become very overwhelming.  I have made a choice to try to live differently I still struggle I still have anxiety. Some days I feel like I am drowning. I force my self to go to work I try to be social. Its the strangest thing having anxiety a part of you wants to be social and have friends another part wants to hide. some time it can be quite overwhelming. I am coping right now. I came out to this new state determined to make a difference in my life in my family's life. I have made goals for my self. som are long term and will take awhile to reach some I am doing now...

 Hi every one its been awhile. But Iv had some thing on my mind and that's why should I stay quiet about Anxiety? I dont think you should. There was once a time where I felt like If I let any one know I had Anxiety that meant I was less of a person or meant I was weak, So I consumed it I struggled silently and it became very self destructive to be honest with you. There are thing that I dont talk about because again I dont want to hurt any one or I feel like it makes me less of a person. I was trying to find ways to self medicate. I was looking for help with out actually telling anyone I need help. This did not lead to addiction  or anything like that but led to a very dark place I was very very unhappy and my mother new it. I finely got help I asked for help and I have been dealing with this Anxiety for many many years. I have learned over time that Anxiety dose not make me weak or lesser. I have learned Many people suffer from it . I also started this blog to speak up about ...