Recovery Stories
Anxiety by Danielle
Grow Area Coordinator Danielle shares her struggle with Anxiety for this powerful interview for the Sunday World Magazine.
Grow Area Coordinator Danielle shares her struggle with Anxiety for this powerful interview for the Sunday World Magazine.
“I spent 35 years of my life taking different amounts and types of mental health medications. I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression in my
“Looking back, I suffered from my mental health from my early teens, only that I could never articulate it because I didn’t know what it
“I was in my third year in college when I had my first psychotic episode. I always knew that I was different. I felt alienated
“I can’t even remember a time when I didn’t have issues with anxiety or panic attacks. I suffered with my mental health most of my
“I was driving home with my three kids. They were fast asleep on the back seat when I felt it again. This big hole in
“I tried cocaine on a college trip when I was 18. I thought I would give it a try, sure look! What bad could happen?
Through national school and the first two years of secondary, I was happy, but then things started to get bad. Nothing particular happened or changed
My first dealings with depression began very slowly and gradually when I was in transition year of school. In “TY”, while everyone was growing in
From the age of 16 I had experienced depression and anxiety regularly. I also experienced some bullying. I used to drink alcohol occasionally to overcome
Family problems became a difficulty for me at the age of 13. My relationship with my Mum deteriorated about this time. The problems started when
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