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WOW, that's awful. I'm not sure what to tell you, I'd say just avoid her/ignore her, but it seems you all have no choice but to work together and in close quarters, so you can't really avoid it. All I can say is that's why I seriously go out of my way to find jobs that have little to no...

Hi! I've been around. Still getting our house fixed up and it has been one longgg process. Other than that, everything's okay. How are you? Nice to see ya again. :)

No problem, I hate to see somebody going through the exact same thing I did. And I knew my story would come in handy one day. I remember it like it was yesterday. Good Luck to you, and remember, no more throat-checking. It's fine. :)

Oh boy, you have no idea how many of these photos like the one you have above^ that I've shown to doctors online, dentists, family members, anyone who would listen! (or look.) Okay, now you need to listen to me here. I went through this exact same thing about 5 years ago, but I remember it well...

The only thing similar to what you've described that has happened to me would be the problems I have while falling asleep, not when I'm already sleeping. Under severe stress, my mind will come up with "games" to play to purposely keep me awake (not so much now, but in the past for sure!) - also...

I just thought I'd share this little tid-bit with you all, last month I got very, very sick with what I guess was a really bad cold, but I still think it was something a little worse because I was stuck in bed for a week and I couldn't even go shopping (I can normally still shop and do my daily...

YES, I remember once my Grandpa was in the hospital and I was already all worried about that, and then for some reason my parents got into an argument (my Mom tends to start fights when she's worried about something, it's just how she copes with stress I suppose.) Anyway, their argument- which...

This will sound odd, but most of my friends (or I guess semi-friends) - I met while shopping in my usual stores. I became friends with the workers. I stop at 3 stores, one is a convenience store like a 7-Eleven, and I've made friends at these places simply because they see me on a regular basis...

Yep, cortisol is definitely a trouble-maker, in so many ways. It's also one of the main reasons for weight gain, esp. around the mid-section. People who are large around the middle shouldn't be ridiculed for being an "over-eater"....when I see that, I just think, "Excess cortisol." And you are...

Very, very interesting question. I'm not sure myself. Which is why I use other family members to tell me when it's serious (and more importantly, real) and when it could possibly be my mind/anxiety creating it. Although my Mom is a nurse and I really should turn to her, for some reason I turn to...

To me, OCD is more about questioning if you did the job well enough, doing it over and over again to convince yourself you did, and cleaning certain areas after you've already done them just to make sure they are "extra-clean." To have a clean house and keep it up so it stays clean....I wouldn't...

I will admit that depression is a little bit foreign to me as well. I've always only had anxiety...and if I did get a little sad or depressed, it would quickly turn into anxious emotions. Even a death in the family, instead of being sad and depressed and missing the person, I would get anxious...

I suffered with that problem for years, but my anxiety about the event would always hit the night before. My mind refused to let me sleep before any event. Even an event I actually was excited about attending. So all events were always ruined for me, beforehand. I finally did get a psychiatrist...

I love routines, I have one I follow daily. If things get a bit messed up and I feel I go off schedule, I do get anxious. It's probably why I don't do well on vacations/trips. It's impossible to follow your usual routine (and also impossible to sleep) around other family members all in one hotel...

Update: (And sorry for double-post) - It happened again today while I was bending down to brush my teeth. I started seeing blue lights in the sink, almost the kind like when you press your eyes too hard with your hands and then you see those blue lights all over the place. So I hurried up and...

I always feel shy and nervous around people, but I am GREAT at hiding it. It's a skill my Dad taught me. Everywhere I go, people are friendly to me and they pretty much know me very well, like stores, etc. Mostly because I seem to visit the same stores on a weekly basis. They all make small-talk...

Hi all, Today I cleaned my entire room and then just the counter-top/sink of the bathroom next to my room. I just got into that wild OCD-cleaning mood and somehow managed to clean my entire room (including washing the whole floor) in a matter of 20 minutes. Then I moved onto the bathroom, and...

I've thought of that too, was wondering the same thing. The next time it happens, I plan on checking my BP immediately. I have a very accurate machine up in my room, and the fact that it happens more when I'm in a hurry or feeling stressed, makes sense that it could definitely be my blood...

:hilarious: The lengths we will go to just to avoid them... I'm so scared of them, but at the same time, always do my best to safely remove them or get them out of the house or enclosed area (like you) - my Mom commented on it that day with, "Why do you hate bees so much?" It's not that I hate...

I understand your fear of cancer, that's always been a big one for me too, and it doesn't even run in my family. I usually go for the "hidden" cancers, you know, the ones that a doctor would have to go digging for to test, my terrible mind likes to scare me with those only because it knows how...