[Kaboodle]

Hi everyone...I would like to hear from anyone whose anxiety was caused by one single event, such as an emotional trauma.

(Mine was caused by a family member committing a felony crime who is now incarcerated. I went into total shock when it happened two years ago. Even though no one was involved in or physically hurt by his actions, I got "stuck" there emotionally. I have the facade of being cool, calm, collected and happy but on the inside I'm an anxious wreck 24/7. I don't want meds to cover my feelings up. I'm on the verge of going to therapy.)

Thanks for any info you share.

[Melmo]

For me personally, I've had anxiety all my life, without realizing it. Mostly social anxiety. It seems to have gotten worse over the years though, to the point now that I can hardly function at work.

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[wiretwister]

I had a bad reaction with a subscriber causing a panic attack. The incident got out of control causing severe self doubt and fear of failure... I have been battling those same conditions ever since all most 11 months..Currently on meds and counciling and still get shakey in certain conditions..

[Dan208]

I'm like JustWantToBeNormal. I've suffered from anxiety for as long as I can remember, but it seems like it's gotten worse over the last 5 or so years. I can still function at work, but I think I need to change a few things/get some more help before it gets worse.

[Melmo]

I think I just need a better job, a change. It's such a horrible environment for even someone without anxiety , but with anxiety it's terrible. My boss and coworkers have me convinced I'm slow, stupid, and can't do anything right. It's not necessarily things they've said or done but my own thinking, and I don't take criticism well either. I'm very sensitive.

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usually for me, is social interaction... or when someone mentions my future- or 1 of my triggers

i have apparently had anxiety all my life. first few instances involving it...

i was 6 or so and a cousin died from heart failure at 30. my parents took me to the visitation and i saw his dead body and freaked out so bad. i was so stressed out that the next day i went to the bathroom and i remember there was blood everywhere and they took me to the doctor. my heart rate was sky high and they had me on a monitor for 24 hours. they didn't find anything. i guess i had just been constipated or something.

i was 5 or 6, in kindergarten, taking some kind of test. i was stressing out so much about it that i scratched my temple raw while taking the test. when i got home, my great grandma saw the scab, i guess, and freaked out.

but those are the only real anxiety-related things from my childhood that i remember. now, after having my second child, my anxiety has sky-rocketed because when he was born he had jaundice and i just freaked and thought i had eaten something wrong while i was pregnant and i blamed myself for him being sick and all that, haha. since then, i can't handle a lot of stuff going on at once.

i'm very nervous about social interaction. i have to mentally prepare myself for like a week or more before i'm okay with it. and sometimes i'm just not, but i have to work because we're always broke. oh, and i'm in charge of the finances, so i'm constantly stressed out about that.

so no, not caused by one single event. i've had a ton of events that have caused my anxiety. it sucks.