Gisela shares her long-running struggle with anxiety and later depression. From a young age she says she was "prone to anxiety for as long as I can remember." At the end of high school and entering university, she experienced "an overriding sense of helplessness" and felt isolated when familiar support networks changed. She describes how the transition to university - new social pressures, new learning styles, a breakup - led her into a cycle of anxiety and depression.