Q: I am a 22-year-old female, and I’m always nervous and fearful about everything around me. Car horns scare me. I jump every time someone calls me, and I’m always on my toes as if waiting for something to happen. I always worry in my mind what if this or that happens? I especially fear [...]

Q: I must have been between 6 and 7 years old at the time this happened, but I had a friend from next door over to my house. I think she was maybe a year younger than I was, but I can’t be sure. I remember playing in my room one day and we ended [...]

Q: I’ve been seeing a therapist for the past month or so for anxiety and depression and am taking Seroquel and lithium and may possibly take an antidepressant in the future. My family has a history of Bipolar Disorder. My grandfather was institutionalized for it, and my brother and sister have both been diagnosed. My [...]

Q: My boyfriend has been describing to me a series of “episodes” he’s been having, that have been becoming more frequent lately. My boyfriend already has Bipolar Disorder and has a history of drug abuse. The episodes he describes to me start out with a sudden and unexpected wave of anxiety and fear, without warning. [...]

Q: I’m a 32-year-old male, and I’ve been battling anxiety for about 10 years. When I first got help I was put on Celexa and talked to a therapist. With time, I felt a lot better. I went many years feeling good until about three years ago when I started having obsessive thoughts that really [...]

Q: I’m only 19, but I think I have a severe death phobia. It all started at the age of 13 when I had something really bad happen to me that caused death to be my major fear in life. Two years after the incident, I went through a depression. I healed from that but [...]

Q: I am 43 years old and was first diagnosed with Panic and Anxiety 18 years ago. I’ve been on Cipram 20 mg for three years now for Panic and Anxiety disorder. My doctor reduced my medication 10 days ago to 10 mg and plans to eventually stop it altogether within four to six weeks. [...]