If you need support for your anxiety,...

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If you need support for your anxiety,...
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Mon, 09-25-2006 - 1:26am

If you need support for your anxiety, who provides it?



  • My significant other(spouse, partner, lover.)
  • A parent or another close family member.
  • A very close friend, including online.
  • Many family members.
  • Many of my friends.
  • My health care professional (doctor,psychiatrist, nurse)
  • My therapist, counselor, pastor, etc.
  • A support group, including internet support.
  • I have noone to give me support.
  • Other. Please feel free to share.


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Registered: 01-17-2001
Mon, 09-25-2006 - 5:06pm

I have a HUGE support network, I cannot narrow it down.


I have a Church family and amazing friends... my Dh and Mom.. my Kiddos... my tdoc, my pcod.


I am Blessed!


~Heather

"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7
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Registered: 10-05-2003
Mon, 09-25-2006 - 9:24pm
Well I voted my SO/BF, Tim. and he is there for me a lot, but he doesn't fully understand it .. I do also talk to
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Registered: 03-22-2003
Mon, 09-25-2006 - 9:28pm

For me, it is my online friends from this board.

Sheri Ann

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Registered: 03-11-2004
Mon, 09-25-2006 - 9:29pm

Maybe I should've worded the question differently. So many people post that they have NOONE for support. I thought the results would be different, but it's still early. We'll see what the results are on Sunday night, Brianne.


I have no main support person either. I just get a little here & there. That makes me sad, too. (((hugs))) jan



 

 


 



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Registered: 10-05-2003
Mon, 09-25-2006 - 9:38pm
That's how it is for me .. a little here and little there, but nothing that really makes me feel "better" in the long run ... no "best friend" or "childhood friend" or anyone that close to me really, other than my boyfriend!

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Registered: 03-11-2004
Tue, 09-26-2006 - 1:08pm
Well, my little bit of support here & there suggests that I have a combination of systems(never enough it seems.) So, I voted other. jan



 

 


 



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Registered: 10-22-2001
Tue, 09-26-2006 - 3:38pm
really I don't feel I have any and it is my ds who is dealing with this
if I feel this alone I can't even begin to imagine how he feels
sad
dd and her b/f
his grandpa my dad
my ex husband
are all
beginning to understand
my ds says I am his support
and he says from early on in the beginning I was there for him
it is just trying to make others understand
advocating and educating
it makes me sad, angry and flabbergasted how little ppl get it
I am his voice
he has one
but is unable to make it heard
ppl don't really understand things that they take for granted are extremely difficult for a person
if only they could walk in my ds shoes
somedays I am very tired
like today
had a meeting
hopefully he will be able to get a disability
they really don't get how paralyzing this can be
his is a social anxiety, they the school said general anxiety
but mostly he has a very hard time dealing and interacting with others
he would prefer not to
less stress and less anxiety for him
doesn't like crowds
prefers not to talk on the phone
most ppl do not get it
it makes him uncomfortable
strangers, unfamiliarity
taking one day at a time
he wasn't and hasn't always been like this or this way
I know sometimes he is sad not necessarily for himself but for me
he knows he has someone who will stand up for him when he can't
Someday I hope ppl get it are more accepting of it
and get over the attitude and judgement
then maybe it will easier on those like my ds who has this
and deals with it every day
baby steps I tell him
anyways I am really glad I found this place
it helps me better understand
and it helps him knowing he is not alone
other ppl like him
going through same or similar thing
nobody wants to be different except maybe me lol
but seriously the last thing he wants is to be singled out
and that's what they kept doing in school
to me he is
my ds
hugs everyone
Nightangel
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Wed, 09-27-2006 - 12:30pm
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Registered: 10-03-2003
Wed, 09-27-2006 - 10:05pm
I voted a parent.
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Thu, 09-28-2006 - 9:46pm
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