'You have to dig down deep': Kale's story of mental illness and recovery

A Winnipeg father shares his story of anxiety, depression, PTSD and social phobia. "I thought I was weak because I was ill, and that wasn't the case at all." Learn how he sought help from ADAM.

[@damonherring136]

That's horrible hopefully your in a better place now and stay that way. I suffer from Generalized anxiety disorder. Since moving from my parents I was doing fine and landed in a couple of bad jobs and now I am riddled with fear and worrying all the time. I worry about letting others down. I worry about everyday things which other people won't worry about as much. I am still struggling I think if I am in negative environments I tend to flare up more. My wife's dad is very difficult at the moment I have full-time employment but I feel he looks down on me because I struggled in a job I worked with him in and his general attitude towards me isn't very nice. I feel worthless and I want to regain my confidence but anxiety is making this worse.

[@Dan-sq4im]

Well have had anxiety all my life and ocd. Plenty of panic attacks. What works is running for me anyway. Has to be a good run though. No stigma with a mental illness only to the ignorant and uneducated. Peace.