Hello and bit about me

Hi everybody

I have made a couple of accounts in recent months but I was having trouble with the passwords when I went to log in again, but now I am back on and hopefully here to stay. I wanted to say hello to everyone and share a bit about me and the things I'm into.

I am 25 and live in regional Victoria, I'm lucky to live across the road from the beach which is awesome because surfing is one of my favourite things to do.

I have a history of trauma in my childhood and adolescence, I live with adhd, generalised anxiety disorder and PTSD, my lingering mental health concerns relate mostly to the generalised anxiety, but it is fairly stable and manageable. I have had moments, bad days and bad weeks but I haven't had a full blown panic attack in a long

while and I'm proud of that. My interests are: surfing, skateboarding, mountain biking, football, and anything else that involves the outdoors. My partner and I have a 2 year old (from her previous relationship) and we are expecting a baby early next year.

I joined this site because apart from being too old for it I have outgrown another forum I was a part of for many years, I am also finding this part of my life challenging.
I mentioned before that I had a tough upbringing, now I am moving from just surviving, just getting through, in coping mode, to actually living and being happy, I am happy, I really am and I haven't been able to say that many times before, but I think moving from "coping mode" to "enjoying life" mode is not as seemless as i thought it would be and I am feeling a little anxious. Im ok but that lingering anxiety is there....

Its been a huge year, with covid and everything that's come with that.

I'm looking for like minded people to just chat and help us get through this difficult year