Story of Hope for Annabelle

Challenges: Anxiety

When Annabelle started care with us she was a competitive horse back rider and told us about the aches and pains that come from that. On her intake paperwork she didn’t even write down the thing that held her back most in life, anxiety. However, after she started under chiropractic care everything changed.

Annabelle was first diagnosed with anxiety when she was in the 5th grade. She had spent years going to various doctors and therapists with very minimal success. When her anxiety flare ups were at their worst she felt that she couldn’t breathe correctly. A lot of therapists were able to give her coping mechanisms but when the flare ups were in their worst, she didn’t have the capacity to attempt to use these tools. The only thing that gave her some form of relief were some herbs that her mom had found and they would keep them on hand at all times. It was completely crippling.

After months of consistent chiropractic care at Crossroads Chiropractic, Annabelle was experiencing some mild anxiety symptoms related to school. Her mom told her to go take her herbs to help her calm down. Annabelle told her mom, “I don’t have any. I’ve been out for months and haven’t needed them.” Her mom could barely remember a time when her daughter didn’t suffer from anxiety. She finally had her daughter back. Annabelle’s mom let us know that prior to chiropractic care, the toughest part for her was that she wanted to do anything and everything possible to help her daughter but knowing that she couldn’t was devastating. “Words can’t express how grateful I am to have my daughter back to a place where she can thrive.”

Annabelle is now a thriving senior about to graduate from high school. We cannot wait to see what life has in store for her now that anxiety isn’t limiting her future.