Hi everyone

[ozziemoe]

This is my first post, I am 39 years old turning forty in October, spent most of that time depressed, undiagnosed and untreated up until two months. After meeting with a psychiatrist, I was diagnosed with Social Anxiety disorder, I was put on Zoloft, which has reduced my anxiety substantially. More about myself, I am Canadian, from the western Canadian province of Manitoba, I am single with no children, and have never had a relationship longer than six months. I grew up in a stable environment and was never physically or sexually abused. Because of this I often felt guilty for my depression because other people have dealt with horrible abuse while none of those things happened to me.I don't drink or do drugs, but I usually use food to kill pain. Recently, I have been feeling better than I have in years, due to treatment with my therapist, medication and finally quitting the dead end job that I worked at for 8 years. That job was killing me but I did not have the courage to quit until recently, I have found another job and while it is not an ideal job, it is much less stressful and don't feel taken advantage of like I was in the other job. I hope to be doing group therapy, but my therapist wants me to continue individual treatment for while until I get thrown into that. That my story, or at least the one I can recall at this time.

[oak]

Welcome Ozzie. I am glad you are here.

Congratulations on quitting your dead end job.

Best wishes for continued healing with your therapy.