It's always worthwile hearing other people's stories of emotional adversity. And there can be a sense of reassurance in knowing that your're not in this alone, that many other normal people, form all walks of life, are battling with the same difficulties. "I pretty much constantly worry. My condition affects my social life very heavily, to the point there I couldn't leave the house, I mean I couldn't go out I couldn't go to pubs, I couldn't see people. I mean it really affected it. A lot of people don't understand how it can affect me so much".