Hey everyone! I found this site through Gumtree, and thought it sounded really good, so I've joined! I'm Abbey, and I've suffered from depression, panic attacks, generalised anxiety, agrophobia and claustrophobia for approximately the last four years, although looking back on it, it had probably been going on since my late teens. I'm currently on Prozac with the occasional Valium, but apart from prescribing medication to me, I haven't found my doctor or local mental health team especially helpful. I have been an outpatient at Mill View, but again, didn't find the doctors I saw there particularly understanding, although I have nothing but praise for the community nurses there. I was sacked from my job a few months ago, due to not being able to go out of the house to get to work. One of the worst things I've found about this type of illness is the complete lack of understanding from the majority of people - people who can just wake up and walk out of the house without it being a big issue for them. I've got a great network of friends, but even some of them have begun to lose patience with me when I've cancelled yet another night out. I've rambled on far too much now, but just wanted to introduce myself to everyone here.
