I've always been shy, never had a girlfriend and now in my mid 20s approaching late 20s, went to pof.

found a girl that gave me too much attention (exactly what I was craving). Fell in love deeply, initially came off as confident to her but started becoming soft (so I dont end up losing her). I told her about my issues and she didn't seem to care.

Ended up getting panic attacks, depression, $1000 spent in therapy sessions and I'm still trying to recover. (morning anxiety / depression).

Funny thing is I only met her once in 3 months of talking. I did make mistakes which caused the relationship to go down but I have forgiven myself as I had no prior experience.

Had anyone heard of or been in extreme situations like this?

Update: Hey everyone, it looks like alot of us are suffering from similar symptoms. PM me if you want to add on a whatsapp group so we can all stay in touch with each other.