I think my anxiety has been there since I was a child. The eating disorder, the bad relationships, the smoking, caffeine, etc. were all ways that I dealt with the anxiety in the past. My daughter inherited the tendency and I remember it manifesting itself as night terrors when she was in 2nd grade. The only way she could sleep was with me. Her bulimia, bad relationships and drug addiction I think are all offshoots of her anxiety. I am having blood work done on Friday to rule out the physical causes. But I am in menopause so that may be a contributor. I have always been able to handle the anxiety in the past, but I think my body is just saying enough right now, get me some help. I really have not ignored it, just did not realize until recently that what I suffer from is anxiety. Weird that it took me so long to make the connection. Hugs, Marle