I’m increasingly concerned about my 21-year-old stepdaughter who lives with us. Despite her age, she still has many childish tendencies, and most of her interests align with those of a much younger individual. She has a deep love for Disney movies and often spends hours watching them, which is something I would expect from a child, not a young grownup. She doesn’t have many friends and sits at home all days after college. She is quite capable of taking care of herself and doing small things around the house without being asked. But I must say she is rather immature. Her reaction to conflict or discomfort is often inappropriate for her age. Instead of engaging in a conversation about something she dislikes, she may throw a KitKat at me or show the middle finger, which is so infuriating!

Another issue is her emotional sensitivity. She gets upset over trivial matters and becomes angry very easily. It's incredibly challenging to have any kind of constructive dialogue with her because she takes everything personally. She’s been on medications for almost five years (maybe more, not sure) with official diagnoses of depression and social anxiety. Which only exacerbates all her tendencies. I mean, even the slightest bit of criticism or pressure can lead to her bursting into tears. My spouse and I are being very discreet around her, as any minor inconvenience or change can set off an emotional breakdown. She needs that my spouse be around her at home most of the time, she won’t even go shopping alone, presumably because she’s too anxious about it.

She has seen a therapist in the past, but I can’t say if it made any difference, my spouse was the one who chose the therapist and overlooked the process. I think they had some conflict, and my stepdaughter refused to continue. Don’t know the details. Anyhow, I worry that she hasn't been able to progress beyond these childish behaviors due to her mental health issues. I want to support her, but it's becoming increasingly difficult to do so when her responses are so disproportionate.

I'm concerned how it will impact her future. She needs to be able to handle life's challenges without our help (financial or emotional). I fear that she may be unsuccessful in relationships and work environments, if she continues like this. I need some guidance on how to help her change and thrive.

on 7 oct afternoon my vaccinated dog bite me very little (no mark no blood etc) then at night when I went for sleep I had kind of awkard feeling for a moment but after that I became so anxious due to fear of rabies out of no where and had felt like vomiting (it did not came though) after taking medicine I got sleep after 4 hrs next day I checked with doctor he assured me of no rabbies but from that day I am feeling anxious, pins and needles 2-3 times a day, feeling awkward in hands and legs sometimes,today new symptoms kind of heavy throat I also checked on google symptoms are like generalized anxiety disorder I have already started 3 times mediation, yoga and workout from last day.

Guys can you give some insights that is it really GAD or it is something else ? And pls give some solutions my exams are coming in jan so I'm in kind of fear [avoid grammatical mistakes]

hello i send this msg to tell abt my abuse story and also ask to people (with adhd or not, or abuse survivor as me) what to think about this person behavior:

when i met this person i was being cyberharassed by an ex friend, so naturally she was aware of my trauma.

but during 3 years she was reproducing my fears despite my boundaries and sometimes implied it wasn't her fault but her adhd, so i don't want to be ableist but some stuff didn't feel right:

-one day i was entertaining her (yep it wasn't mutual) and suddenly i had a panic attack due to my harassement, the day after (so no "adhd impulsivity" as she said but time to think) she said some rly rude stuff that i was a bother and she needed other supplies basically, she said it was that one adhd honesty, which is funny bc she occasionally lied (and also "i" made her lie) when she was abt to get caught doing something betraying. i didn't want to bother her anymore so started to vent elsewhere but she kinda tried to control my posts, making it abt her saying i was triggering her for posting i didn't feel ok, but she was allowed to post harsh stuff like "i wanna jump under a bus"

-she was a "writer", we aggreed on working together on projects, but i was the only one making everything, she said it's bc she wasn't as good as me but when she could make it abt her (even my bday!) suddenly she had ideas, it revolved always around her or even useless side characters, the few times i wrote smth for me she erased it or stole it for her, she said she had "adhd memory problems", but that's funny she remembers every details of my plot except when i said numerous times it's mine.

ok idk how long this post can be so i will remove some points 😭

-she defended a random person that was making me uncomfortable over me her "bff", i communicated, i thought it was fixed but she deleted my name from her bio after that, i asked if there was still smth she wanted to tell me, she reacted as if i forced her to put back my name? then will say it was misunderstanding.

-she gaslighted me occasionally, like one time i proposed plans she refused every of it, reacting as if it wasn't good, but later she proposed it and said that "last time we didn't do it because i didn't have money yk" while we actually did her more expensive activity.

-she called me jealous when i was hurt she tried to exclude me many times or from my friends (she was sharing with them her good news instead of me, and ignored my congrats and denied that) while she is the one to throw tantrum if someone got better things that her, like one time i've been congratulated for my fit and she felt inferior so the focus went back to her.

-she wasn't supportive of my good/bad moments, so i told her i wanted to be treated like her equal and later she played victim by twisting my words accusing me of saying "you talk too much about you and it's not interesting so we should only talk about me" again used the memory problems or that.

SUDDENLY I FORGOT EVERY OTHER EXAMPLES WHILE I THINK ABOUT IT EVERYDAY. so maybe i will add it in the comments.

how it ended? i finally stood up accordingly, and she used my trigger (silent treatment) to make me react "guilty", then she implied i always had been the issue for being anxious or sad and not because it was caused by her abuse, but the worst is when blocking her i saw she appropriated my own trauma to lie online.

so yeah what do you think?

I wasn't taken into custody, and I was questioned and held for a while, but eventually released due to lack of evidence. Since that time, I have developed an intense fear of police officers. Whenever I come across a police car in my hometown, I experience panic attacks. Unfortunately, there is a high police presence where I live, so I encounter them almost every day. This constant exposure makes me anxious because I fear being targeted again without any justification. This phobia is so severe that it affects my daily activities. I only leave my house when it's necessary for work. I don't socialize or take walks. How can I overcome this fear?