sort of anxious like sort of pregnant?
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sort of anxious like sort of pregnant?
| Fri, 09-10-2010 - 4:39pm |
I've been thinking...lol,
That's the problem right?
ok so here's the thing, can you be sort of anxious?
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There are many categories of anxiety disorder. There is generalized anxiety disorder, those poor people suffer the type of anxiety I think you're trying to describe. Not everyone here has generalized. I don't!
Though, I had not received treatment & eventually got to a point where I could not leave the house by myself - but I didn't even realize I had gotten to the point until one day I did & panic set in. Didn't understand what caused my panic attack until I went out again & boom ... I started having my H run all the errands.
So, if you're suffering anxiety in only parts of your life ... then NOW is the time to get yourself in, BEFORE it gets too big.
It's taken me years to get out & about again. Now I have approximately an 8-10 mile radius I travel on my own.
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BTW, this indecisiveness, I believe is part of it. I know I do this. I'll make an appointment for something & then talk myself out of it - saying I'm really fine. Good thing I go in anyway on many of those, as there were some concerning health situations which were taken care of b/c I did follow through.
Deep down, you know it's anxiety, that is why you decided to go to this CBT thing. Trust that original thought.
(That is what I use when I drive. If I really did believe I'd get into an accident, I would have never turned the ignition key. I need to trust my original belief.)
"Only when we are sick of our sickness shall we cease to be sick."
~ Lao-Tzu, from The Tao Te Cheng
"Only when we are sick of our sickness shall we cease to be sick."
~ Lao-Tzu, from The Tao Te Cheng
Thanks, I really like that "...trust the original belief"
The next rock in your path might be a stepping stone
We fear what we don't know. We fear that we will be judged. Everyone attending that group will be wearing the same shoes. They are all sitting back, as you are, worrying that they won't belong in the group. That its their B attitude & not really anxiety. Down deep they're wondering if they're really as bad as all that. Do they really need to be in a group? Can't they do this on their own? Its always half as bad when we're facing change. When we're actually experiencing the anxiety, it is a thousand times worse than anyone elses. LOL
You are very lucky to have access to this group. I hope you'll attend & give us updates so we can be *sort of like attending* the group too. GL & GBU! (((hugs))) jan
Don't get me wrong, I don't feel like I'm better than the others that will attend, or that I'm not as bad in a superior way, it is more like...as Jan said, I'm afraid I'll be judged, and it'll be 'you don't belong here, your life isn't that bad, you should be able to deal.'
Really, life isn't bad, I should be able to deal, but I am having trouble, and I do need to go lest I end up afraid to leave my home altogether.
The next rock in your path might be a stepping stone
Oh, I didn't mean to imply that I thought you thought you were better than other people, and somehow when I posted my post I knew it wasn't coming out right.
LOL!
The next rock in your path might be a stepping stone
Well, I just completed the homework I asked to do before CBT class next week.
The next rock in your path might be a stepping stone
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