Anxiety Disorder Information

Question: Anxiety disorder????????????????

(Posted by: 0990123 on 2010-07-24 22:16:59)

Okay, well I am 15...I don't know that it pertains to the question but yeah....Well when I was about 6 I was walking across the street (without looking) and I was hit by a car. I broke my leg and my face was in scabs for a long time. But it changed me. I mean I had a lot of night terrors for a long time and stuff like that. Then when I was 9 I was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome and acid reflex disease. I had a scope on my esophagus and I have a severe erosion. All the stomach doctors (two or three) I went to told me different things about the condition of my esophagus but none of them could find any reason why. This year they concluded that stress was causing it all. But my parents, and my doctor just told me to relax and that was about it....And I don't know if i could have an anxiety disorder because I did research and it stated that post- traumatic stress could have effects years later and I was wondering if it could have started it all when i was 9 and i am very confused on what to do....Please help????

Posted by: Leah Jay on 2010-07-24, 22:22:00

I think you should talk to your parents and tell them that just telling you to calm down doesnt work, and that they need to find a better solution to your problems. you should see a therapist or something, so that this gets better not worse.

Posted by: Michelle Cooper on 2010-07-24, 22:25:16

I have an anxiety disorder myself, and your case is possible. The symptoms you are describing sound very similar to mine, although i too was in a car accident that triggered my anxiety disorder a couple years later, but the main thing i noticed was high anxiety, stress, and depression. Overall i would say you may have a mild case of anxiety disorder. But with many anxiety disorders, OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) also occurs. So look for the signs of OCD. I hope this help, and if you do have an anxiety disorder, my love and support is with you :)