Here goes...

I must admit, I'm slightly embarrassed to keep a blog. I've never before had a reason for one, but now I feel it will be good for me. I'm also worried that no one would read it and it would just be another wasted few paragraphs bashing around the internet. However I am looking past all that and staying positive! So here goes...


I'm 16 years old and suffering from a post viral fatigue/anxiety,  you may not think it but it's something a lot of people my age suffer from. I came down with a nasty virus in september 2011, which  caused me to be incredibly tired and weak and feeling generally unwell for roughly 3 months. Things weren't good at all, I can honestly say I have never felt so crap in my life. Also I haven't returned to school since and I'm INCREDIBLY bored - suddenly going from seeing and chatting to lots of people everyday to just talking to your mother can take its toll quite quickly. It's also made me realise just how boring day time television is..
Anyway I'm still not 100% better, I'm still popping pills and lying around not feeling up to much but its nothing compared to what I was like before Christmas.

My biggest problem now is all the anxiety I have. Its hard for me even to leave my house sometimes and this is the one thing I am struggling to help people understand. I think a lot of the people I know don't realise how bad this problem is...

Home tutors come to my house 5 times a week and I will be doing my exams this year, despite all the advice to repeat the year. My teachers think I won't manage, I absolutely think I can. So here's hoping I prove them all wrong!

So I'm asking you all to join me in the process of my recovery, I hope I can enlighten some of you into what extreme anxiety is like and how coping with it can feel impossible. I would also like to think that this could be of help to others in my situation.

Staying positive I feel is crucial, so the next posts will probably be a lot more cheery. But thats all for now folks!