Thank you for this thread. Instead of pressing the like button on every post I'll just say that every post deserves a like. It's so nice how we can be open about our own disabilities here.
I'm also struggling with anxiety and depression. It pretty much began from middle school when I literally had no friends and didn't know how to talk to people so I kept silent all the time and avoided people. It continued throughout highschool and I couldn't even eat lunch in front of people anymore so I starved myself instead (someone even almost thought I was anorexic, although I was not visibly thin). Luckily I made a good friend so I managed to graduate highschool, although still struggling a great deal. Now I'm in college, and the first two years started out quite good, but now I'm back and struggling, this time hitting me harder than ever before. I've never felt so strongly about inflicting pain on myself before. Thinking about it now, I'm quite alarmed that I had those thoughts because it's almost like a first step to a suicidal attempt. I'm thinking about dropping out of college now because I can't handle it anymore, and I'm increasingly having a lack of self-confidence in my social skills. I feel like continuing it will just keep on harming me. I also have anxiety on a daily basis, and although I have not been diagnosed for it, I'm pretty sure that my level of anxiety is abnormal.
I was also very close to having tinnitus after going to a loud underground concert and having ringing in my ears for a week. I was scared shitless that it was never going to stop! It's a very stressful feeling and I had trouble hearing people over the ringing noise. I fee very sorry for those who have a more permanent tinnitus.....for those who do not have it, please be mindful of your ears! I learned my lesson now.
