Comments on: Signs of Change: Anxiety http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2007/02/15/signs-of-change-anxiety/ An experiment. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:32:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: lisa jane http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2007/02/15/signs-of-change-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-80 lisa jane Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:16:02 +0000 http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2007/02/15/signs-of-change-anxiety/#comment-80 giggle.I love the way you write. I have been diagnosed with generalised anxiety disorder, i kept nodding and smiling with everything you said though i suppose it isnt that funny.This week my most irrational fear is that i am going to die before my 25th birthday party and disappoint and ruin everyones week.When you say it out loud,which i never had before it sounds ridiculous. thanks you have brightened up my day.:) though my anxiety is mostly manageable now it really helps to keep it all in perspective ;) giggle.I love the way you write. I have been diagnosed with generalised anxiety disorder, i kept nodding and smiling with everything you said though i suppose it isnt that funny.This week my most irrational fear is that i am going to die before my 25th birthday party and disappoint and ruin everyones week.When you say it out loud,which i never had before it sounds ridiculous.

thanks you have brightened up my day.:)

though my anxiety is mostly manageable now it really helps to keep it all in perspective ;)

]]> By: Rachel http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2007/02/15/signs-of-change-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Rachel Sun, 18 Feb 2007 21:54:36 +0000 http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2007/02/15/signs-of-change-anxiety/#comment-79 Sorry, dude, I tagged you. Check out my blog and see what I mean. Sorry, dude, I tagged you. Check out my blog and see what I mean.

]]> By: Sally Parrott Ashbrook http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2007/02/15/signs-of-change-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Sally Parrott Ashbrook Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:49:33 +0000 http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2007/02/15/signs-of-change-anxiety/#comment-78 I used to be overcome with irrational fears as well. Even now, sometimes I have trouble checking the mail or answering the phone . . . or I'll feel panicky when I see the director where I work. FOR NO GOOD REASON. As I'm sure you understand. I ended up on an antidepressant that was also antianxiety AND made some changes in my life that gave me more security--finding a job where I was more readily appreciated, getting my finances straight, etc. I also stopped using birth control, which really fucked with my emotional state. I've been off the antidepressant for quite some time now and am mostly better about those things. When I get hit with one, I'm more able to 'right' myself. I used to start feeling like a well-shaken Coke bottle waiting to explode with anxiety, but that's a rare occurrence now. Good for you for trying to work through that and recognizing it for what it is. I used to be overcome with irrational fears as well. Even now, sometimes I have trouble checking the mail or answering the phone . . . or I’ll feel panicky when I see the director where I work. FOR NO GOOD REASON. As I’m sure you understand.

I ended up on an antidepressant that was also antianxiety AND made some changes in my life that gave me more security–finding a job where I was more readily appreciated, getting my finances straight, etc. I also stopped using birth control, which really fucked with my emotional state. I’ve been off the antidepressant for quite some time now and am mostly better about those things. When I get hit with one, I’m more able to ‘right’ myself. I used to start feeling like a well-shaken Coke bottle waiting to explode with anxiety, but that’s a rare occurrence now.

Good for you for trying to work through that and recognizing it for what it is.

]]> By: metamorphose http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2007/02/15/signs-of-change-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-77 metamorphose Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:21:07 +0000 http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2007/02/15/signs-of-change-anxiety/#comment-77 It's weird. I haven't read a post in a long time where I just kept nodding my head the entire time. I used to worry about things like this myself. I used to always worry about getting my teeth knocked out. Falling down somehow and having them be bashed out. I rarely fall face first. And I don't get into fist fights. But I clung to that fear all the same. Anyway, blah blah blah. I'm not as bad as I used to be -perhaps I now I have too many rational things to worry about now, that I've kicked out the irrational? I'll have to try and pinpoint when that changed for me...I think my depression did have a lot to do with triggering my anxiety. But enough about me. I'm glad that you're making a lot of progress with this. And really, being a fitness blog, I think your mental fitness is worthy of being blogged about here just as much as your physical fitness. Interesting how Debbie brought up the fear of losing weight. I was also kind of thinking about that the other day -not too long ago on Fatty McBlog, someone made a snide remark about skinny people. I know there are a lot of trolls on there, so it's not a big deal, but if I remember correctly, the person who made the comment was trying to lose weight themselves. And I just thought, "How can someone who despises skinny people possibly be successful in their quest to become one?" I'm sure some have blogged about this before...anyway, rambling off topic here. It’s weird. I haven’t read a post in a long time where I just kept nodding my head the entire time. I used to worry about things like this myself. I used to always worry about getting my teeth knocked out. Falling down somehow and having them be bashed out. I rarely fall face first. And I don’t get into fist fights. But I clung to that fear all the same. Anyway, blah blah blah. I’m not as bad as I used to be -perhaps I now I have too many rational things to worry about now, that I’ve kicked out the irrational? I’ll have to try and pinpoint when that changed for me…I think my depression did have a lot to do with triggering my anxiety. But enough about me.

I’m glad that you’re making a lot of progress with this. And really, being a fitness blog, I think your mental fitness is worthy of being blogged about here just as much as your physical fitness.

Interesting how Debbie brought up the fear of losing weight. I was also kind of thinking about that the other day -not too long ago on Fatty McBlog, someone made a snide remark about skinny people. I know there are a lot of trolls on there, so it’s not a big deal, but if I remember correctly, the person who made the comment was trying to lose weight themselves. And I just thought, “How can someone who despises skinny people possibly be successful in their quest to become one?” I’m sure some have blogged about this before…anyway, rambling off topic here.

]]> By: Lori W. http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2007/02/15/signs-of-change-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Lori W. Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:55:21 +0000 http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2007/02/15/signs-of-change-anxiety/#comment-76 It's so funny; the other day I came home to my apartment and I was expecting to find an eviction notice on MY door. (I do have two cats there that I haven't told them about but they're allowed.) When I worked on the hospital side, I used to compare my symptoms to our patients no matter what department I worked in. Headache? Must be a pituitary tumor, OMG! I have all kinds of fears but I also grew up as an only child. My father wouldn't let me ride a Ferris wheel (it might roll off the whatever and you'd get splattered along the midway) or eat fresh vegetables as a child (you might choke) and my favorite, I couldn't take swimming lessons because I might drown. He's a little bit overprotective. Ahem. I know I use food as a comforting device to either numb me down, calm me down, reward me, punish me even and it's been a hard year for me. I'm already on an anti-depressive. Exercise (believe it or not and I hate saying it) does help with depression and anxiety. I don't know if you or I have a fear of losing weight but it's an unknown for me and without my crutch, it's like I want to lose weight (and I do!) but the personal, social, economic, etc. consequences of it is scary. Some days I think about it and it seems perfectly logical and other days, I think, why am I doing this? I'm getting ready to write a post about this on the other blog, angryfatgirlz.blogspot.com but it won't be ready until Monday at the rate I'm going. Great post! BTW, thanks for your kind comments on my blog. I really appreciate it. It’s so funny; the other day I came home to my apartment and I was expecting to find an eviction notice on MY door. (I do have two cats there that I haven’t told them about but they’re allowed.) When I worked on the hospital side, I used to compare my symptoms to our patients no matter what department I worked in. Headache? Must be a pituitary tumor, OMG!

I have all kinds of fears but I also grew up as an only child. My father wouldn’t let me ride a Ferris wheel (it might roll off the whatever and you’d get splattered along the midway) or eat fresh vegetables as a child (you might choke) and my favorite, I couldn’t take swimming lessons because I might drown. He’s a little bit overprotective. Ahem.

I know I use food as a comforting device to either numb me down, calm me down, reward me, punish me even and it’s been a hard year for me. I’m already on an anti-depressive. Exercise (believe it or not and I hate saying it) does help with depression and anxiety.

I don’t know if you or I have a fear of losing weight but it’s an unknown for me and without my crutch, it’s like I want to lose weight (and I do!) but the personal, social, economic, etc. consequences of it is scary. Some days I think about it and it seems perfectly logical and other days, I think, why am I doing this?

I’m getting ready to write a post about this on the other blog, angryfatgirlz.blogspot.com but it won’t be ready until Monday at the rate I’m going.

Great post!

BTW, thanks for your kind comments on my blog. I really appreciate it.

]]> By: Debbie http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2007/02/15/signs-of-change-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Debbie Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:42:27 +0000 http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2007/02/15/signs-of-change-anxiety/#comment-75 I'm not a trained therapist, so I may be way off-base here. But do you think maybe you're afraid of losing weight? It's a topic I was getting ready to explore on my own blog. It's amazing how many people really want to lose their weight, but they're actually afraid--sometimes, even terrified--of how their world is going to change and how people will feel about them. The extra weight is almost like a safety net that keeps things from changing too much and becoming too much to face. Anyway, just a thought. I hope you're able to get your anxieties under control soon. It must be tough to cope with even when you understand the human psyche as much as you do. I’m not a trained therapist, so I may be way off-base here. But do you think maybe you’re afraid of losing weight? It’s a topic I was getting ready to explore on my own blog. It’s amazing how many people really want to lose their weight, but they’re actually afraid–sometimes, even terrified–of how their world is going to change and how people will feel about them. The extra weight is almost like a safety net that keeps things from changing too much and becoming too much to face. Anyway, just a thought.

I hope you’re able to get your anxieties under control soon. It must be tough to cope with even when you understand the human psyche as much as you do.

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