Different circumstances changed my life a lot from what I was used to & what I expected it to be several years ago (okay, like 10 years ago). My anxiety has really pushed me into a completely different direction from what I expected.

Job: I work as a receptionist now, after being unemployed for many years after getting out of the military. Being a receptionist is tough with my anxiety, but I use it as a sort of therapy. Pushing myself to deal with people every day has helped, even though sometimes it does take a very hard toll on me. I work for my gf's parents, & my gf also works there, so that makes it somewhat easier to function at work.

Friends: Don't have any of my own. Lost my few (like 2) friends many years ago when my anxiety took over my life. I couldn't even leave my house. Missed my best friend's wedding, so that was basically the end of that friendship. Only people I interact with now are my gf's friends & family; everyone from my own past is no longer in my picture.

Family: I hate most of my own family, so don't interact with them. My mom does live with my gf & me, but we have an awkward relationship, so that's not always fun. We don't interact much either. I don't have kids, so that's not an issue for me. My gf's family has basically become my family, so that's where almost all of my social interaction comes from.

Social gatherings: See above. Anything I do is 99% with the gf's family, or on rare occasions when her friends are in town, we'll do something with them, like dinner. Never have people in my home.

Relationships: Have been with my gf for 8 1/2 years. We are each other's main support in life.

Wow, reading through this is kind of depressing. But that's where I'm at in life right now.