Hi TGoss,

I'm so sorry for what you are going through, but I really don't think walking away from your relationship is the best thing. If you want to talk privately, please email me at (removed).

God is helping you because He has lead you here, so that you can get answers and help how to get better. It will take time. But don't give up now. If you love this man, then he loves you too. That's what love is, to support each other. You can't help being sick. None of us can.

I undestand about feeling down. I have been down myself lately, really depressed, feeling like there is no point or meaning to anything. I'm not in a relationship with the man I like and I might never be, and I am scared of getting involved with someone because of my problems. I know what it's like.

But this man has been with you through bad times and there is every chance now that you will start to get better now you know what is wrong. Don't give up on this. Remember what the Bible says about love - it never gives up, it's faith and hope is eternal.

God is helping you. So many people don't know what is wrong with them and don't have the courage to face it, even if we tell them. You'll get through this, I totally believe that you will.

Talk to your partner about how you are feeling instead of walking away. I know how you feel because I feel the same, like I will be a burden. My family and friends make me feel that way sometimes because I have so many phobias and fears and, like you, get nervous in social situations. I get have to get off buses and even trains, and people don't understand all the time. But we can't give into this, we have to fight it. And now we know what is wrong, we can help ourselves. Talking vitamins is helping me, I can feel the difference. I used to wake up with hugeanxiety in the morning and terrible thoughts and fears in my head, but lately it has gotten better until this week when I cut out the vitamins and algin because I was on penicilin.

This is mercury doing it to you, it's not you. And don't let the mercury win. We can't let it win or let it ruin our lives more than it has. We have to defeat it. We're all here for each other and to support each other. You can get through this, I just know that you can.