Hello

[Justplayguitar16]

Hey everybody, i dont know if any of you remember me. I was here about the same time last year untill just about middle of summer with all of the same horrible anxiety symptoms as all of you have. i just wanted to thank all of you for all of your support through my journey of healing. especially Suzi Q, i dont know if shes on here still but she really helped me out, you were all here for me when i needed someone. Thanks a bunch, im a lot better now. I willl be here to answer all of your questions and help give support to all of you. Once again, i cant say it enough. Thanks All!!
-Ryan

[spade22]

Thanks for the update! - Glad you are feeling better.  Suzi-q doesn't post as much here as she used to.  Also, remember "bip"?  she conquered her anxiety also.

[cj29]

I am so glad that you are feeling better!  This forum has been doing the same thing for me.  I have met so many intersting people here.  Thanks for coming back.

[JSGeare]

In that case, why not actually JOIN the community? One of the BEST ways to get the most out of this forum to work is to JOIN it - become a part of it. Its easy -just click the Join Link -enter some profile information about yourself -even a picture if you care to- and anything you think would help us get to know you faster and better, and you can change this material whenever you like.

You probably already know this, but ou will also be accessible to receive private messages when other members click the name you've given yourself -sort of a "push to talk" feature. After you've done that, spend some time just using various features of the forum. For example, to see all the posts or responses that someone has made, just click their handle, go to their profile, click Posts, and read to your heart's content. You may also enter search terms -including member names- in the search box at the upper right of your screen and the system will retrun everything matching the term(s) you entered. This INCLUDES a drug database that will give you both user posts about drugs as well as the medical information about the drug. A great way to get quick answers about therapeutic effect, side effects, interactions, etc.

Don't forget your mood, which you may change anytime you like.

Along the right side of your screen is a section of Recent Activity, which not only alerts you to new posts, but new ANYTHING, including journal entries and mood. This is a way to telegraph the community at large without actually creating a separate post. Thus, if you see a friend's mood has changed while you are working on a response or post, it can alert you to send them a private message to learn more or simply let them know you're thinking of them. Likewise, if you are going to be "out," you could enter something like "off line for the night" as your mood, and people would know you're away from the forum for awhile.

If you do this kind of exploring and experimenting right away, you'll be up-to-speed quickly. If you see the message you are reading now as part of a direct response I (or anyone) has made to one of your posts, it was probably copied and pasted from this journal. I hate form letters and auto-responses as much as anyone -but I also hate forgetting to tell people what they need to know, so this is my safety-net. Consider it as part of your "Welcome" kit. So -please join and try things out.

You might also want to read my entries for the "Right Click Trick" and "When in Haste, Use Copy 'n Paste" for some other convenient time-savers.

A graduate of the forum! How cool.Glad you are here!