Thank you! My idea was that I wanted to show people what it felt like to experience anxiety in the way that I did. In that, I also wanted to try to get people to "feel" it. That way, I could perhaps open the door to people who do unknowingly experience anxiety to identify it within themselves and hopefully seek help for it. There are many techniques I tried to achieve this in the end, some of which you've noticed :P I'm glad you enjoyed it!

I'm glad to hear you're holding the front :D
Thank you very kindly for your words, and I wish you all the best!

Yes, you're right. It's important for people who suffer to understand that there is a way that they can help themselves, and some of the best advice can come from those who have experienced it firsthand. You've actually just reminded me to sign up on the beyondblue anxiety forum, thanks for that, and thank you for the review and the favourite!

That's a very good point, no-one is alone in the struggle with anxiety, or any other condition. At least, no-one needs to be. Some people I've come across believe that they are sparing their friends and loved ones pain and suffering by trying to deal with anxiety alone, but in reality they are only making it worse for themselves. Some of those people have not even told their friends and family that they experience anxiety at all; they won't allow anyone to help them. It can feel confronting to tell loved ones how you're feeling, but the reward is far greater than avoiding confrontation; their support in your times of need. It's invaluable to allow others to help you when you don't know how to help yourself, because most of us don't. There is no way that I would have been nearly as mentally healthy as I am now without the help of my family, my doctor and my therapist. I would without a doubt still be viewing the world in the hostile perspective as I once did, and feeling the same things as I once did. Some things cannot be done alone. Although it seems I digress as well. Thank you very much for your kind comments, I wish you all of the best!

Thank you so much! Anxiety is felt by such a significant portion of the community, at all ages, and I'm glad I could inspire you in some way! I hope you're going well in coping with anxiety, and I'm glad you've found a way to deal with it. I've found that talking through my feelings has been the best cure for me, particularly with my therapist. He really helped weed out all the bad stuff. We also developed strategies together that I actively used for a while when I was feeling anxious or experiencing a panic attack, and eventually they became second nature. After that, I just found the world a much better place to live in; it wasn't nearly quite as hostile in the way that I believed it to be. Sometimes things can get bad and I'll need to use the strategies again to help myself, but that only rarely happens these days. In any case, I wish you all the best for the future!

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Don't worry, you're not that old :P.