Hi everyone!

I’ve been struggling with crippling anxiety since I was 8 😢 i never really knew what was wrong with me, I used to have full blown panic attacks imaging the world was going to end any second. As ive gotten older, my anxiety has developed and now daily tasks which are so trivial I obsess over.

I work in a stressful job that requires constant contact with clients. The thought of calling a client (who I know) with a very general question sends me into a panic frenzy. I avoid things only to blow up afterwards. I have tried to deal with my anxiety “naturally” but it is getting worse. I’m 25 now. Even the thought of disappointing someone makes me have a panic attack. It’s starting to affect my work answer relationships.

I made the first step and made a doctors appt to talk about this. I am terrified. What is he doesn’t believe me? What if he thinks I’m a hypochondriac ? I don’t even know what to say to him. I went to a doctor a few years ago about a sexual assault and the doctor basically dismissed me. I hate this feeling. I swear 90% of my energy goes into these stupid, ridiculous thoughts.

Please give me advice :( did any medications help you?