I had my first panic attack at age 11. This is when I became aware that I was not OK, that I was full of dread about life. Later that same year I was repeatedly bullied at school, physically and verbally.
For years into early adulthood I experienced chronic periods of extreme anxiety followed by bouts of depression. I came out as gay.I met with a string of psychologists who failed to help me get better.
I was plagued with obsessive, morbid thoughts, mostly about disease. I constantly thought about death and sickness. I was often withdrawn and unable to relate to others.
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