New to forum, not to anxiety...

[Wunderland]

Hi everyone, my name is Alice. I've been lurking round this forum reading your posts for a few weeks, but only just built up the courage to introduce myself.
Damn online anxiety!
I was finally diagnosed with BDD last year, but have been battling anxiety and depression since I was a teenager. I've managed to complete a degree, and hold down a job (just!) but feel like I'm only living half a life. I want to attend a meet soon as I'm becoming increasingly housebound, and I need to break this cycle before it becomes another bout of debilitating depression.
Anyway, I'm not normally as morose as this post would seem to suggest!  I hope to find people I can talk with, share experiences and laugh with- hope to meet some of you soon! x

[WaveyDL]

Welcome to the forum and hope we see you at a meet soon 

[Alexandra]

Hey there! I've had anorexia for much of my life, so I know how it feels to look in the mirror and see something completely different to what everyone else sees. Sometimes I think I've gone completely insane *sigh*

Anyways, welcome to the forum! Hope you make it along to a meet soon, and break that cycle of staying in, getting more and more depressed etc.

[Noisy]

Hi Alice, Welcome to the forum. 

[justinchiarini]

Hi Alice, welcome to the best forum in the world!!!

[Wunderland]

Ha, just found my introduction.
So it's taken over a year for me to finally make it down to a meet.
Well, better late than never I guess! 

[Noisy]

Nice to meet you Wunderland. So many people find it difficult to get to the meets at first and I'm glad that you finally did. Over the years I've heard stories of people walking up and down outside for weeks before making it inside. Strangely enough, its often the people that find it hardest to attend that settle in quickest and get the most benefit. So, Welcome!

Martin. 

[Alexandra]

It was good to meet you last night, even though we didn't get much time to have a proper chat. Anyways, hope you had a good time, and see you at curry night next week!