Anyone on here dealing with PTSD AND GAD? If so, how do you deal with it?

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone. So a couple of months ago, I was diagnosed with PTSD, minor depression and GAD. I am a 21 year old female. I took meds and stopped once I found exercise. Not only does it destress me after a hectic day, I am working on my physique in the process. Well, that was suggested by my psychiatrist and I still am miserable. I believe him when he says I have PTSD. I am constantly anxious, cannot keep friendships to save my life, along with pursuing a romantic relationship. I shut anyone down that comes my way. Exams, especially timed ones are the worst. I always believe life is going to be terrible (when in reality, it is not) and everyone will betray me and I will end up miserable like someone I know in my family who shall not be named. Anyway, I am done trying to find a remedy. I always believe I will end up alone and even if I do, I already am and am getting used to being the introverted individual I always was. I am miserable and worried all the time, well mostly worried. I've attended therapy and that didn't help. I am going to just continue exercising a be going with the flow. How familiar are you all with this topic?

[Anonymous]

i have PTSD from being drugged and raped, I have pretty bad depression and anxiety and I cut. I have found cutting out the bad people in my life has helped a lot, my mom basically thinks I'm a joke so I no longer talk with her, my cousin and aunt are all drama so I no longer talk with them, I don't really have any friends so my boyfriend is all I really talk with and he's been great. I do spend a lot of time home alone because he works second shift but he's the one thing I try for, those days I just wanna lay in bed and be sad I make myself get up and go see him and spend time doing things with him. No the last few months I've cut off all contact with those family members and I just take it day by day. My anxiety gets to be pretty bad like going to Drs office or even to therapy when I went I start shaking, my heart racing, feel like I'm gonna puke have came close to passing out a few times and that's just for routine things. I also have panic attacks at work and have had to leave early because of it, I've narrowed it down that when I get too overwhelmed like a lot of people around me or too much going on so I try to just avoid being around too much and that helps. I've had anxiety for many years so I don't think it will ever go away but now that I know what makes it bad I can avoid that type of stuff. I went to therapy too and it was dumb, I felt I was her entertainment for the week and just hated going so I stopped. I guess the best thing I can say is try to figure out what is causing it and try to avoid those things or tackle the problems a little at a time to overcome it, and as long as your motivated I'd say keep working out. I don't ever want to do anything but lay in my bed, even making myself go to work is really hard some days.