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Terra Alta

(5,158 posts)
13. Your story reminds me so much of mine.
Thu Feb 23, 2012, 06:49 PM
Feb 2012

I'll be 31 next month and I'm still living at home with my mom. I have several medical disorders -- neurofibromatosis(which caused me to have seizures in my teens and can also cause tumors to form on my body), severe depression with psychotic features, agoraphobia, anxiety, ADD, learning disability and a slight speech impairment. I've never dated either, and I can count the number of close friends I've had on one hand. I've been working at Wal-mart for the past 7 years as a cashier and I enjoy my job most of the time(except when my anxiety kicks in and I start having a panic attack). I'm currently on Zoloft(for the depression), Risperdal(for psychosis) and Busfpar(for anxiety) and most of the time it works really well, I do have my good days and bad days though.

Good luck with going back to school. I hope it works out for you. I've tried going to college but due to my learning disability it's very hard for me.

Just wanted to let you know -- you are not alone.

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