How do you deal with mental illness?
paul9290: For almost a decade 18 to 28ish (early 30s now) I dealt with obsessive thoughts and in turn anxiety that stifled me being myself around others/enjoying myself.  18 to 24 before I went out of state to finish my studies I had a ton of friends.  We did stuff day in and day out, but i could never enjoy those times as I was filled with anxiety and could never be myself.Fortunately I talked about my problems a lot.  My mom went thru the same thing and said that I would grow out of it, which I did after many years.I tried various anti-depressants and stuff, but for me they never helped me ... time did though, as well as talking about it(this made me realize Im not crazy/not the only one)!