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Posted by capricorn on March 31, 2007, at 11:17:38
For years(since about 14-15) i have had anxiety/social phobia type problems. First noticable
manifestation was being afraid of being asked questions in class in case i made a fool of myself.
Until recently these problems were ignored, despite
my mentioning them on a fairly regular basis, or were
seen as decidely secondary to whatever primary dx be it schizophrenia/bipolar/schizoaffective they had chosen to label me with.
Now it as though a complete about turn has been done
with my anxiety/social phobia issues being focussed on as though everything else is non consequential/irrelevant in comparison or merely emenating from that anxiety/social phobia.
It seems to me pdocs latch on to one thing to the exclusion of others so that A is focussed on B is
focussed on C is focussd on with little consideration of A+B+C A+C A+B B+C or any other dimensional mixture of problems stretching from A to Z.My one to one sessions are exclusively anxiety orientated which is not to say that i don't mention and voice my opinions re other problems i have to her.
She has got it into her head that my main problem with anxiety that needs to be dealt with is to do with going round the supermarket,shops/around town and such like.
Cue two trips to my local supermarket with her.
I feel such a fraud as though i do have some problems vis a vis raised anxiety/paranoia when
the high street/supermarket is busy/crowded and
some degree of anxiety vis a vis getting though checkouts it doesn't affect me as bad as she seems to think it does.The anxiety i experience far more than that is what i suppose would be called 'free floating'.
The kind that dramatically washes over you with no
discernible trigger. In my case leaving me mentally and physically drained,sometimes for hours until it passes. During such a time i will
crash out on the bed or sofa until in time the feeling dissipates.Last of all is what i would call the 'catastrophising' anxiety that has reared it's ugly head at irregular intervals since my teens.
The irrational expectation and fear that i am going to,at any moment, have a brain haemorrage/heart attack/stroke.
For some perverse reason this has always struck me
predominantly at night.
Posted by Phillipa on March 31, 2007, at 11:24:29
In reply to Anxiety/social phobia etc, posted by capricorn on March 31, 2007, at 11:17:38
Free floating anxiety, panic attacks, and some catastrophacizing that's what I call it and do myself. And it's horrible. Love Phillipa
Posted by football on March 31, 2007, at 11:40:03
In reply to Anxiety/social phobia etc, posted by capricorn on March 31, 2007, at 11:17:38
Sounds like you have GAD, SAD, and panic attacks like me. Yep, anxiety really sucks.
Posted by UgottaHaveHope on March 31, 2007, at 15:56:49
In reply to Re: Anxiety/social phobia etc » capricorn, posted by Phillipa on March 31, 2007, at 11:24:29
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