Hi I'm new on here and would like to introduce myself. in 2012 my life changed I was diagnosed with grade 3 aggressive invasive breast cancer. I went through mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, herceptin, hormone therapy, reconstruction then had to have my ovaries removed. All through this my family have stood by me but I never got the chance to speak to anyone who wasn't family or close about how it has left me now. 5 years on I'm suffering with panic attacks anxiety attacks hardly go out only to work or take my kids anywhere as can't do being around lots of people and have really bad days when I feel so down and depressed all I want to do is cry. is this a normal reaction to what I've been through as feel so alone I bottle everything up as I think with what I have been through my family have had enough to deal with so don't want to burden them now. brave face an all. I just need to talk with someone on my bad days hope this is the place for me to do that. Still undergoing  treatment as I am 43 and been told I won't be given all clear till I'm 50. Sorry for going on a bit thanks for listening but didn't know what else to do.