I am a college student suffering from anxiety, panic, and OCD

[tacogoblin]

Hi! I joined this forum because I am away at college, dealing with my anxiety, panic and OCD. I am four hours or so away from home and I absolutely cannot deal with the distance. I wanted to transfer at the end of this fall semester but my parents won't let me and want me to stick it out for a year although I do not think I will be able to make it through another whole semester. I am supposed to go back in a few days but I am dreading it. I had a break down today over it and went to my therapist. It pains me to have to put my mom through this but going away to school was a mistake when I can thrive at a college much closer to home and I wish they would let me transfer to a CC for this spring semester.

To put a little perspective: my anxiety started when I was about 13. I used to travel to Europe with a group of students every summer and on my second trip we visited Poland and Auschwitz which really disturbed me. I had my first ever panic attack later that night, thousands of miles from home, only 13, and not with any family. Ever since then I have been suffering from anxiety and panic attacks which have had peaks and valleys in the last five years. My anxiety has mostly been fear of having an attack like I did that night in Europe, alone, away from home I had a horrible time with anxiety in my sophomore year of high school, probably due to experimenting with some drugs and alcohol but I have avoided both like the plague since and my anxiety has gotten better. It improved drastically in senior year, but now at college is flaring up severely and I'm at a loss for what to do.

I also suffer from some OCD and intrusive thoughts along with some religious themed OCD ones that I know are just absurd, but they give me panic attacks when I am away from home.

I have never been on medication but I think I may have finally reached my breaking point and want to consider trying something like Prozac. That's basically it. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. I decided to join this forum because I officially realized that the rest of my life I will most likely be dealing with this anxiety. Thanks.

[Cuchculan]

Welcome to the forum. Good to have you as a member. Here you are with like minded people. People who understand. As we all suffer from something or other. So feel free to ask any questions. Our members are always willing to help others out. Good chatroom too. 3 posts to enter the room.

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