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Hello everyone i just joined this site. I too am a anxiety victim and am hopefully looking to receive and give support on here...
I see the impeccable Jennifer has already extended greetings. I always read her material very carefully and am usually richly rewarded for so doing. Today, for example, I've added a new phrase to my already rich vocabulary: "banana poo." Sounds like something in a diaper, no?
But enough about Jenn, let's have a look at you. You've posted twice; if you really meant for them to be taken together just let me know and I'll do that for you. But here are the essential facts: You are young (26) and not long ago felt you were at the top of your game -self-confident. But now, you have this creepy anxiety thing going on. Do I have that right?
And, YOU are asking US, "what happened?" (And how do I put all the toys back in their boxes?)
You're asking us? You've got that backwards. I'm asking YOU. Seriously, look at your life during the few years before the on-set of the anxiety, and tell us what changed in your life? Somebody die? Romance came to a bad end? Read a profound book, saw a deep movie? Started doing recreational drugs? The list goes on and on but trust me -something is out there. That "thing" (or things) may seem small, but it is small the way a stone in your shoe is small. And it (they) is or are connected to things back in your more formative years -at least, that's how I'm betting. So, before we go on, we'll need more to talk about -and that part is up to you.
Wait! You can't leave yet. You must JOIN this forum....
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 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.
One of the profile categories is 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.
We're glad you are here!
But enough about Jenn, let's have a look at you. You've posted twice; if you really meant for them to be taken together just let me know and I'll do that for you. But here are the essential facts: You are young (26) and not long ago felt you were at the top of your game -self-confident. But now, you have this creepy anxiety thing going on. Do I have that right?
And, YOU are asking US, "what happened?" (And how do I put all the toys back in their boxes?)
You're asking us? You've got that backwards. I'm asking YOU. Seriously, look at your life during the few years before the on-set of the anxiety, and tell us what changed in your life? Somebody die? Romance came to a bad end? Read a profound book, saw a deep movie? Started doing recreational drugs? The list goes on and on but trust me -something is out there. That "thing" (or things) may seem small, but it is small the way a stone in your shoe is small. And it (they) is or are connected to things back in your more formative years -at least, that's how I'm betting. So, before we go on, we'll need more to talk about -and that part is up to you.
Wait! You can't leave yet. You must JOIN this forum....
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 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.
One of the profile categories is 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.
We're glad you are here!
Welcome Man,, Im Jennifer, its great to meet ya. :0)
First thing you should know being here though,, you must give up the 'victim' mentality because thinking of yourself as a suffer'er or victim will keep you stuck there longer. You are a SURVIVOR of this plauge of fear thats driving our country banana poo, and on your way to becoming a stronger more rounded more secure human being. Congradulations on having the courage to start asking yourself 'who, what why when and where'... your starting to peek back over your shoulder to make sure the monster you've been running from is actually still back there, and mabey if your willing you'll find yourself to tired to run anymore and turn the flight into a fight. The best news is,, if you do,, since the fight your running from is inside yourself, you cant loose. The best way to do that, is to stick around here because when we help heal others, we begin to heal ourselves.
*Bows with respect and apprication* Jennifer
First thing you should know being here though,, you must give up the 'victim' mentality because thinking of yourself as a suffer'er or victim will keep you stuck there longer. You are a SURVIVOR of this plauge of fear thats driving our country banana poo, and on your way to becoming a stronger more rounded more secure human being. Congradulations on having the courage to start asking yourself 'who, what why when and where'... your starting to peek back over your shoulder to make sure the monster you've been running from is actually still back there, and mabey if your willing you'll find yourself to tired to run anymore and turn the flight into a fight. The best news is,, if you do,, since the fight your running from is inside yourself, you cant loose. The best way to do that, is to stick around here because when we help heal others, we begin to heal ourselves.
*Bows with respect and apprication* Jennifer
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