What I remember most about my growing years is fear. Everybody thought it was shyness, but looking back, I can see the fear behind it...

Anxiety, panic, and fear have been monkeys on my back for the better part of my life. “Why is this happening to me?” was a line I used...

I believe that the seeds for my emotional problems started to grow long before I ever experienced depression or the sense of hopelessness...

There is a saying in Emotional Health Anonymous at the end of our birthday song that keeps resonating in the back of my head. In unison...

My foundation for life WAS what I experienced in childhood: emotionally abused, unloved, unaccepted, neglected, isolated, abandoned and...

Throughout my life, I have had a tendency to compare myself to the people around me. At one point, I thought I compared quite favorably....

I was 13 years old when the depression that ultimately drove me into the program began. It wasn’t something that slowly crept up on me...

My Parents, My Scapegoats I came into EHA on April 13, 1991 because of fear and loneliness. At that point, I could look back at my whole...

It seems like I’ve always struggled with emotional problems ever since I was young. I always felt awkward & self conscious around people....