No problem. Try not to beat yourself up too bad, there’s nothing wrong with you :).

Gonna do the asshole thing and reply to myself but I just remembered something that also could be important: Be very careful of painkillers such as codeine if you have anxiety!! Painkillers can mix VERY poorly with anxiety disorders. If you are prescribed them, be cautious and monitor yourself to see if your anxiety…

I’ll add something that wasn’t touched on in the story, if you have a psychiatrist and are going to go the medication route (usually anti-depressants, followed up by benzodiazepines if that doesn’t work) I can speak from personal experience that caution is advisable with benzodiazepines. While they are a powerful…

Hang in there buddy, I was in almost the exact same place you were at that age. I would recommend getting involved with a therapist so you can start doing the work you’ll need to get out of where you are right now. It’s not a hopeless situation, and even though its tempting to hate yourself, with time you’ll…