I know this all too well. I am scared of everyone and everything. I think everyone is out to get me and everyone is trying to do me harm. I didn't report a dog bite I got last week because i was afraid of what the horrid owner was going to do to me if, god forbid, i reported her. It makes me sick that sometimes I can't stand up for myself because i'm too afraid of things going wrong. I just don't want to get involved in anything because i'd rather just things be status quo and i'd rather blend in than stick out. I want everyone to leave me alone.

I've been struggling with anxiety for more than 10 years. I hope to one day become stronger than my anxiety. I hope that one day I will feel more at ease than anxious.

You are not alone. Many of us here suffer from debilitating anxiety. It takes over my mind like a flash flood..i never know when it's going to attack.

Hang in there! I wish I had some better advice for you, but right now all I have is shared experience because I have not figured out my anxiety completely.

Pbutton, what helped you the most?