Obsessive Compulsive Anxiety
Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder run in my family and I have been dealing with these since I was young. It started with separation anxiety that left me terrified to be alone. I worked through that as I got older with the support of my family, but new, more severe symptoms began to pop up. I felt like irrational compulsions and fears controlled my life and I didn’t know how to control them or what to do. I pushed myself so hard in school and my fears stressed me out until I felt like shutting down. I thought I was going to go crazy. I can’t say that I got over my problems or was “cured” in any way, but I learned to manage it, and I think it has taught me valuable lessons and these experiences have made me a stronger person. I learned