I grew up in a nuclear family with traditional Christian values in a small town. Sounds very vanilla, I know. Well, it mostly was. Except at the onset of adolescence, I was diagnosed with severe depression. I went on meds and have been on them ever since for the most part. What was not diagnosed at the time was my anxiety which was just as much -if not more- of an issue as my depression. I was put on more meds for this around the age of 19 when that became apparent to the psychiatrst. I have also struggled with self-esteem issues for many years. I gained some stability around the same age when I got into a long-term relationship with my now husband. The past couple of years have been especially hard for me because I have been unemployed and haven't gotten out of the house very much. Passive activities such as watching TV, browsing on the computer or sleeping fill most of my time. I have gotten to the point where I must change because I can not live like this anymore.