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Hey CBS, thank you for the well wishes.
It's been a tough journey. Very very tough. Sometimes I want to drink just to alleviate the symptoms but I know they will come back ten-fold if I do so I soldier on.
Most of my anxiety is now situational-based which is a nice change of pace from months 3-6 when it was constant and excruciating. The anxiety and depression seem to be exclusive, when one lifts, the other one tries to make an appearance. I've been having lots of good days but as soon as even a little stress comes my way it's back to the races.
Oh well, Looks like I'm on track to still have symptoms in my second year of recovery (which is coming on July 6th). The thing that significantly lifts my spirits is the fact that everything has been getting better and better and I'm hoping year 2 will see the end of this whole struggle.
But what can you do.. Life goes on and so do I.