I’m choosing to post anonymously just for my sanity lol.

I have a long history of mental illness and PTSD and have been suffering since the age of 10. I’m almost 26 now.

I’ve been to countless therapists and been put in medication but sometimes I get overwhelmed. I know this is completely normal but I want to know... how do you explain your anxiety to your partner?

I’ve been with him for over ten years. We have two kids and one on the way. Obviously he knows all about it but sometimes I feel so ashamed of my anxiety and I almost want to hide it from him.

The other day we were in Walmart and I couldn’t find a specific product and he goes “just ask the guy over there” and I panicked. Things like that happen regularly but each time it happens I feel even worse.

He knows how to calm me down and how to comfort me but my anxiety is sometimes so bad I can’t function.

My doctors don’t really know what could help me and it’s so frustrating.

I just want to talk to someone and share my experiences with and maybe find a little comfort in all of this.