aw i like you even more now

I was in a relationship for a very long time and, to be honest, as far as the whole dating thing goes, I haven’t even gone there yet,’ she says. She has a quiet social life and is happy to have maintained her anonymity, which may be partly a result of a tendency to suffer from panic attacks. ‘For most of my life I have been a slave to panic,’ she says. This was particularly acute in her twenties, but a course in Sydney helped her address the problem and she is, she insists, much more relaxed now. ‘I still get anxious, but when I do I know how to control it better. It is the main reason why I don’t go out socialising too much. That’s when my system goes down. If I am in a crowded place I immediately feel anxious.

Interview from June 2010 [x]