Posted by libbyann on December 9, 2004, at 10:30:15
Would anyone be willing to talk with me about chemical imbalances that flare up in certain situations? I'll try to make it brief, but here's my situation:
Bad Boyfriend (BB) was emotionally abusive for 2 years. We broke up. I was fine.
New Boyfriend (NB) is sweet and caring and the opposite. Now I have intimacy issues because of BB. When NB started coming around, my anxiety became unbearable. We'd break up, I'd be OK for a day, then I'd realize I missed him. We got back together and within a couple of days, my anxiety would be over the top.
Now I'm on some meds for the anxiety and am in therapy for the intimacy issues. It's like I have a low reserve of seratonin, but don't have to deal with it unless something brings it up - like NB. All the fear of relationships I have because of BB come to the surface and I have panic and anxiety to the point that I can't function. So I'm hoping the meds will help w/ the anxiety/depression so I can deal with the emotional damage in therapy.
My question is: does anyone else have a chemical imbalance that only comes to the surface in certain situations? I know people on here have talked about social anxiety, but what about my sort of situation? A friend of mine said it sounds like post traumatic stress syndrome. Can anyone relate?
Thanks!
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