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Hang in there. I always felt alone too until I found this website a week ago. It hasn't been long enough to say if I'm improving yet, but I completely understand how the physical piece of this disease completely makes you paranoid and anxious as well as depressed. Never mind adding other issues to your life which might make you depressed or anxious. Perhaps you could ask your dad to come to a meeting or to even read a bunch of testimonials from these posts. My husband is finally starting to understand a bit (after 9 years!) but no one really gets it unless you go through it. It reduces my anxiety when i am around people who are supportive so it is essential that your dad take you seriously and provide comfort when you need to go out (for example, I will often make my husband promise to pull over if I need to go, or cover for me in a social situation). Take one day at a time and try not to get overwhelmed by the whole picture. I can completely empathize with you so hang in there!

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Originally IBS-D for a million years!
Then IBS-A, Now a transformed slightly C

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