Hey Wil, I just finished reading your article and I was so taken by your words that it brought me back to the time of self acknowledgement of my anxiety and depression. It took me years to figure out what was wrong with me. I worked for the phone company as a service technician and I would have full blown panic attacks just knocking on their door. It was driving a stake in my heart to just curl up and hide. I was screaming for help but did not know how to ask or get help as the stigma of this issue was like you said a weakness on your part and not an illness! It wasn’t until I needed to change my general practitioner that I got the needed help I so was longing for. My new doctor asked questions my previous doctor never asked. My new doctor cared and saw I was struggling and started me on a low dose of sertraline. It was increased and boy it has made the difference in my world!!! OMG I finally started to feel like I had never felt before, and I want to say that reading your story of your experiences and the struggles you went throughout life seem so much like my life! It was an excellent writing and I appreciate you sharing this with the world! Thanks for your wonderful wife Anne for recognizing and helping you get the help you needed! Thanks again Wil for sharing this, Gerry
