GAD

There are things in life that make us naturally anxious....job interviews....operations....fear of the unknown.....etc. Most people feel nervous or anxious in situations like these. Then there are people like me.......

About 3 years ago I was diagnosed with a severe case of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). What is GAD? In the simplest of terms....it is constant anxiety which can turn into panic attacks and other lovely (or not) physical symptoms. I remember it was in the spring of 2009 when things got to a breaking point.

If you know me, you know I am an outgoing, strong, fun loving person. None of this was true for me during this time of my life. So for today's post I will tell you a small part of my background so you can follow the rest of the blogs to come.

*I met the most amazing man when I as 17. He quickly became my best friend, than my boyfriend, my fiance and than when I was 20 years old we got married. (We just celebrated 5 years in September).

*I began college full time right after high school and after my freshman year, got married, continued full time school and began working full time as well.

*My relationship with Christ grew tremendously as I worked with anxiety.

*At my worst I was having panic attacks when doing nothing more than sitting at home watching a movie.

This is my journey. Thanks for walking it with me. If you have specific questions as I blog just email or comment me and I will do my best to answer them.