Erin I think all of us with SAD can relate to those feelings. Crowds
seem to overload my senses. I can't handle it either.--- In
socialanxietydisordersupport@yahoogroups.com, "erindavis2000"
<erindavis2000@y...> wrote:
>
> For years I didn't know what was wrong with me,I've always felt
that
> I wasn't normal even as a teenager.This problem has also affected
my
> marriege.My husband didn't understand why I couldn't go any
where,or
> be in crouds.We live in a small town in Ohio,and they always have a
> Sternwheel Festival every year.One year my husband,my then only
> daughter,and I went down town to hear the music.There were
thousands
> of people there that night,and right away I felt overwelmed.We
hadn't
> been there for not even 5 minutes and I told my husband that I had
to
> leave.It made him angry,but I just knew that I had to get out of
the
> croud and go home.I had this problem for as long as I can
> remember,but I just didn't know what it was until I started seeing
a
> Dr.at the Mental Health,and he told me it was SAD and put me on
> Zoloft.The medicine has helped,but it hasn't taken it away.I feel
> like SAD has really messed up my life,I was never able to work at
any
> job,and have never had a job and I'm 30 years old.I tryed to go to
a
> small community college here where I live,but I couldn't finish.I
> hope someday I will be able to hold down a job,or maybe go back to
> school and do something with my life.Thank you for listening,Erin