New member intro and a question about trauma and phobias

Hello everyone!

I have suffered from generalized anxiety since before I was even old enough to know what anxiety was.

I was beaten and carjacked the day after the 4th of July in broad daylight. What I worried about my entire life happened. I am under supervision with both a psychiatrist and psychologist, but I am really wanting to find a fellow group of anxiety sufferers who have experienced a trauma to sort of "trade notes" with.

I have a lot of questions and really just need to find some people to talk to. Are there any groups on these boards related to that? I looked and couldn't find anything.

Hi Laura, welcome to the forum.

I'm very sorry to hear about what happened to you. That sounds very frightening and upsetting. Hugs.

The anxiety forums here are a little quieter than some of the other forums. You might also like to have a bit of a read in the PTSD forum- also a quieter forum, but one where there's a lot of people who've experienced trauma and trying to learn to cope with it.

I have had some trauma experiences which have resulted in anxiety too- you're not alone.

Take care
Lily