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If you have T1D, have you also been clinically diagnosed with an anxiety disorder?
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Have I been diagnosed? No. Should I be? 100% yes.
I have been T1D for 66 years, but have never suffered from anxiety. My Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, provides a consistent cure for that in Philippians 4:6,7 where He promises, “Be ANXIOUS for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
Gordon, YES! and 1 Peter 5:7 Amplified Bible
casting all your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully].
I’ve always figured out that God is up all night anyway, let Him worry about the things that concern or cause me anxiety. I’ve thought this even before I was diagnosed 38 years ago.
If only it were that easy..
I’m also a Christian. And God has consistently met me; however, my interpretation of that passage is that I have no reason to be anxious about my salvation and life hereafter, but that certainly doesn’t remove anxieties about other things. God created us as emotional beings – and anxiety is part of that. Yes, trust him, but that doesn’t always eliminate the feelings.
My answer is no, but that could change as I begin to face new challenges.
Depression yes but not Anxiety
I’ve been dx with depression, but I’m not sure if it includes any anxiety. T1D needs constant attention!
Yes, but I had the anxiety disorder before my diabetes.
Yes, and it involves dealing with insurance companies and the fear that they won’t cover my supplies and medication or that they will deny coverage and I have to stop taking prescribed meds.
Yes.
Yoda might say, “This one, the anxiety is strong in.”
Lots and lots of things go into that diagnosis, but the diabetes likely started it all. The traumatic early childhood experience changed my brain. (There’s also the low low blood sugars for about 15 years when my insulin was twice what it needed to be.)
Diagnosed with an Adjustment Disorder, which isn’t specifically anxiety-related, and manifests with depressed mood for me. (Said Other in poll)
I answered “Yes” but that might not have been the right answer…. I deal with depression every day! I take meds for it that have been prescribed me by medical doctors that are aware of my symptoms.
I was dx at age five. I was dx with anxiety at age 36, soon after the birth of my child. I take medication on a daily basis for anxiety and life is good for me.
PTSD relating to sibling abuse and lack of family support growing up. My brother, 4 years older, must have been jealous of me (special attention for T1D starting at 5 yrs old, academic success). He was brutal and my mother turned a blind eye, as did everyone else because she didn’t care. So, indirectly diabetes-related. I’m recovered now but minimize family interaction with siblings present. (My 2 older sisters were not helpful either)