anxiety/ panic disorders

Wendy - posted on 12/24/2010

hi am a single mom of 29 with kids ,one of 6 and of 5 months.i know the feeling of panic attacks ,have them for over 9 yrs now and its gotten alot wurse since my son is born(5mths).a chose not to go on counsling cause ive been there still i don't wanna feel like this and the only thats helping for me right know is not to think.i can also be verry mad at his for lying and cheating and sometimes it helps to ..but for now i just keep working and doing everything a mom needs to do to keep my head above water

Tamara - posted on 10/09/2010

I too was diagnosed with panic/anxiety attacks when i was around 20 years old. as i got older the anxiety became less. taking anti-anxiety medication really helped. i was against it at first, because i was afraid of becoming dependent on the medication, but i got to a point where i was so fed up with the constant worries. now i'm 27 and almost feeling as good as i used to feel before panic attacks.

Amanda - posted on 02/16/2010

Im a 29yr old mom of 2 toddlers 17mths apart a boy 3yr and a girl 2yrs...I have suffered from depression for a very long time and did not realize this until several yrs ago...I am separated from their father since dec 08 when i kicked him out 5mths shy of our 4yr anniversary. I have a an involved in mine and my kids life i have known this guy for 8yrs we have been together for 1 yr now...i have had all 3 kinds of abuse happened to me which i think is a BIG factor of why i suffer from depression, anxiety, not to mention some other health issues too...I feel ashamed, i am afraid that i will scar my kids because of my depression...Its very hard not having a partner who understands

Dorothy - posted on 12/20/2009

Well Brooke, I see what you are going thru because I was there over 10 yrs ago. I am also a single parent with 4 children. I will be 42 soon and the ride never ends, unless you ready to let go. It gets to the point you have to forget him and remember your daughter. Do you want this life that you have for your baby. I know how it feels to fight for someone, when he wont change or cannot be changed. But remember what your baby sees she will remember. Even though I dont know your daughter, I know how it feels to have a negative life and if you dont change it around her, she will suffer the same in her time.
Now for the baby daddy, let him go. If its meant to be then will be. Leave him alone. I wish too know what he has been doing and not doing for you and daughter, and trust me I had also a cheating man and a few other losers.

How things are going now?

Amber - posted on 11/17/2009

hi i am also 21 wth a 15mnth old son, i struggle daily with GAD(which is a anxiety disorder) depression.. i am a single mother and though it adds more stres to the situation i am no longer in a constnt state of depression since i seperated from his father. We pretty much live day to day but the best thing ive found to help is just imersing myself in his joy and all the little wonders he finds each day,, this tends to keep me lifted out of the dumps at least until he goes to bed at night, I have not yet found a way to manage the panic attacks or stress yet but am starting counseling so hoping that that wil help.