Re: [PanicZone] Introduction
Welcome Judith! I am in the same boat as you are right now..in fact it felt like I was reading about myself when I read your e-mail! I have been pushing people away for years due to my intense fear of rejection. Now I have someone really great in my life and I am struggling to not fall back into my old habits and push him away. It is very challenging.
Kari
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From: Judith611 <judith611@yahoo.
To: PanicZone@yahoogrou
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 9:34:39 PM
Subject: [PanicZone] Introduction
Hi everyone. I'm writing to introduce myself. I'm Judith, a 47 year old single woman living in PA. I've recently come to the conclusion that I have Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I was beginning to think I was losing it so started doing some research. I've been diagnosed with depression in the past, with some anxiety symptoms, but the thought patterns associated with GAD are me to a tee. After years and years of medication for depression and therapy, I can't believe no one ever put two and two together. I remember being anxious way back when I was a kid. And it wasn't "normal" anxiety - it was really bad. The funny thing is that now that I think I know what's going on, it's so much easier to deal with...at least most of the time - I am in fact not going crazy. Right now I really need to get some support. I think the two biggest anxieties I've had since I was a kid have been being rejected and ending up alone. I have been pushing people away
for a long time because I have been assuming that they are going to reject me, but then I end up alone. I'm going to try to find a professional who can help me deal with it. But I also want to get as much support as possible. I don't like to self-diagnose, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure this one out. I look forward to getting to know all of you and to offering support and friendship in return.
Judith
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
have a panic attack is that it will pass
whether it passes quickly or slowly
depends whether I drop the idea of it
being dangerous or not.
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