Realizing My Anxiety: A Personal Journey

I think I was 4. People thought I was shy. It was painful growing up.

I was about 4 when I remember having anxiety. My parents ignored it and told me I was faking it, telling me the sympotoms were attention seeking behavior. I've had depression for about that long as well.

Looking back, probably from a very young age. I asked to go to therapy at 13 because I knew I needed help

My mom always said I come from a long line of worriers. I was in my early 30s when I realized it was a mental health issue

I’ve had it since I was 6 and really not sure of the whole origin but know that strict parenting and some trauma that happened later on definitely play a part.

Me too! I always say I came out of the womb stressed out for no reason!

When I look back, I was probably 4 or 5, so around the same age you remember. Of course I didn't know what that was when I was that age, but I remember randomly going into panick mode and screaming out of nowhere multiple times. My parents would ask me what's wrong and I wouldn't know how to explain to them what was wrong, because I didn't know why I was so scared. They basically just used to say I needed a nap I was "tired". I believe that's where my anxiety began

I was about 17 years old.