I’ve been suffering with a long battle of anxiety which has always stemmed from the lack of belief in which i have of myself to go out there and succeed. I’ve been faced with this from being a young teen which in turn seriously effected my education, resulting in little academic qualifications.

I always play the safe card, and find the inertia of changing monotonous routine almost impossible to break. I’m now 30 and find myself no better of from when i was 18 and find it incredibly difficult to create new options for myself.

I have a beautiful baby boy who turned one not long ago, which to most people would be the reason to go out there and find stability and comfort but unfortunately this has intensified the battle i have with myself which subsequently heightened my anxiety.

As a result i am now being treated for depression, reluctantly being prescribed SSRI (sertraline) in a bid to reduce my everyday angst and low mood sets and awaiting a number of sessions of CBT.

I guess i’m putting this in the open via this forum as the only people who know of my issues is my partner and i’m eager to see if anyone out there has been in a similar position. What you did to overcome it, or just any general advice or feedback really.

Thank you for finding the time to read!