I want to thank everybody

[Concernedgal]

In times of despair and extreme anxiety, in times when I would be confused and feel as if life was not fair. And face it... the times that I would feel sorry for myself, you gus were there to offer good advice and sometimes a shoulder to cry on and just lending an ear (so to speak. Lol) . The point is ,I do not know what I would do without this place and you guys here. Before I found this place and all you nice people . I stayed home and didn't get out and was just a waste. I was wasting my life. You people made me realize that I wasn't alone and the way I was feeling g was normal (so to speak). And I started to worry less about the symptoms I was experiencing and I realized that I was nt dying. It's hard to live this way when you feel as if your the only one that feels this way and to come here and meet good people that feel and experience the same things.. well.. it's just nice to know that i'm not crazy and to be able to talk to people that understand what i'm going through. You guys have been here during my journey of finding other causes for my anxiety and have offered great advice. And i'm glad glad that i'm not the only one that that thinks our doctors are hacks aND don't know what they are talking about. Anyway. Your support has meant the wored to me and I hope that i've been able to help you guys as much as you've helped me. Thank you guys .

 

[janemariesayed]

God bless you @Concernedgal. And thank you too! You and others on this forum have done the same for me as well. I am so very glad to have found this forum as well. All by chance but maybe that was meant to be. Maybe we will never meet in this life, but I feel closer to some members on here than I do with people who are in my real life.

You have all given me some really good advice and support and it has been an immense help to me. If I had stashes of money (it would need that much) I would send a helicopter to pick everyone up and fly us all off to a remote island with perfect weather for a marvellous holiday. Of course, there would have to be brilliant food and lots of Dunkin doughnuts for @XmasCarol52!

This forum has done more for me than any shrink or med has ever done so I am in total agreement with you. The caring sharing anxiety community. Well done and thanks to the founder for bringing us all together.

 

[XmasCarol52]

Such a beautiful thing to say this place makes me feel like family.When you have nobody who understands you it is nice to come here and realize there are people here who are hurting just as much as I,I love you all and I do hope that I am able to help everyone even if it is just a small thing it makes me feel good about myself helping people.God be with all of you and remember you got me always to talk to.

 

[Hope Matthew1128]

I'm very new here in the community. But the pain, the hurt, discouragements and the feelings of aloneness are not new to me. But I'm so glad to discover this group. So glad to be able to identify with people with empathy, address them without blaming others, and be in touch with our humanness and see that we're normal to feel this way.

It's okay to cry, too. Tomorrow is another brand new day-- rain or shine.

Much love to you, @Concernedgal

 

[XmasCarol52]

Hi Hope how have you been feeling?It was such a beautiful day outside so I decided to go and sit outside for over an hour.

 

[Concernedgal]

God bless you @Concernedgal. And thank you too! You and others on this forum have done the same for me as well. I am so very glad to have found this forum as well. All by chance but maybe that was meant to be. Maybe we will never meet in this life, but I feel closer to some members on here than I do with people who are in my real life.

You have all given me some really good advice and support and it has been an immense help to me. If I had stashes of money (it would need that much) I would send a helicopter to pick everyone up and fly us all off to a remote island with perfect weather for a marvellous holiday. Of course, there would have to be brilliant food and lots of Dunkin doughnuts for @XmasCarol52!

This forum has done more for me than any shrink or med has ever done so I am in total agreement with you. The caring sharing anxiety community. Well done and thanks to the founder for bringing us all .

make sure that there's a Krispy cream doughnuts for me . Lol. I can't imagine a shrink knowing how we feel or to even offer good advice. You have to know how we feel in order to be able to help people like us. You know .. walk in our shoes (so to speak). And before I take off in a helicopter. . Make sure you have a Valium waiting for me. Seriously. Lol. @janemariesayed, god bless you too. Your advice has helped me more than you'll ever know. And that goes for @XmasCarol52 also. I love you all.

 

[Concernedgal]

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I'm very new here in the community. But the pain, the hurt, discouragements and the feelings of aloneness are not new to me. But I'm so glad to discover this group. So glad to be able to identify with people with empathy, address them without blaming others, and be in touch with our humanness and see that we're normal to feel this way.

It's okay to cry, too. Tomorrow is another brand new day-- rain or shine.

Much love to you, @Concernedgal

Oh yeah it's ok to cry. Life living with anxiety and depression or any other mental health issue.... it's very hard. It's kind of a form of mental torture in my opinion. Sometimes I cry myself to sleep. But, that's ok. It acts as a kind of release. We are all human like you said, we all hurt. It's just that people like us just seem to hurt a little more in my opinion. I'd like to see a little more of you @Hope Matthew1128 . I think you would greatly benifit. Much love to you also.

 

[Concernedgal]

Such a beautiful thing to say this place makes me feel like family.When you have nobody who understands you it is nice to come here and realize there are people here who are hurting just as much as I,I love you all and I do hope that I am able to help everyone even if it is just a small thing it makes me feel good about myself helping people.God be with all of you and remember you got me always to talk to.

God be with you also @XmasCarol52 . You have helped me more than you realize. Thank you.

 

[XmasCarol52]

Anytime honey I am always going to be here for you ,never ever be afraid to say what you are feeling.Some people may not like to hear what we have to say not here but we know here we are loved and accepted. At least this place gives us some hope and that is what it is all about isn't it hope? I believe that God wanted us all to meat each other.Perhaps that is why we have this mental illness so that we are able to help others who need it..Bless you my friend.I am so glad that I met you.

 

[janemariesayed]

make sure that there's a Krispy cream doughnuts for me . Lol. I can't imagine a shrink knowing how we feel or to even offer good advice. You have to know how we feel in order to be able to help people like us. You know .. walk in our shoes (so to speak). And before I take off in a helicopter. . Make sure you have a Valium waiting for me. Seriously. Lol. @janemariesayed, god bless you too. Your advice has helped me more than you'll ever know. And that goes for @XmasCarol52 also. I love you all.

MMMmmm, Sure I'll remember the Krispy Creme doughnuts and for me it'll be the traditional jam coated in sugar. Ooohhh yummy.
I thought yesterday that these shrinks did have a bit of experience. But! only in the sense that they have read up on it and have spoken with many patients who are sufferers. As far as them truly knowing what we experience, though, I don't think that they do. I do think that they need to be compassionate. To do that kind of job they need to be able to put themselves in another person's shoes. I don't think that is the case every time which is a shame but it's the best and only help we can get.

 

[XmasCarol52]

I love the chocolate cream donuts or anything with coconut.I had a couple of my shrinks smirk and laugh at me I am sorry but that is unacceptable in my book.I hate it when people call us a head case,we are nobodies cases.We have a problem which just so happens to be in our brains,name calling isn' t right but for a shrink to smirk and yes laugh at you is just not right..It made me feel so very uncomfortable.Half of the time they just do not listen u can talk until you are blue in the face and they still wont listen.You are so right they do need to show some compassion,also so does the primary doctors.Half of them say they know how we feel and that is just not true cause if they did they wouldnt be so uncaring...

 

[Concernedgal]

I hear ya. You know i've been there. What's so funny? And I think to myself (I hope one day you have panic attack so you can tell me about it and then I can laugh.) Theresults something wrong withthem too if they can be so passive aggressive. Thas what the snickering is too, them being passive aggressive. My favorite doughnuts are anything cream or fruit filled but my all ti'm favorite is lemon filled. Don't know why it's the the best.

 

[XmasCarol52]

I love Boston creme ones to and the mocha coffee as well love chocolate I always but the largest coffee there is and i think that dunkin is the best.Coconut coffee is pretty good too.Maybe i should buy my shrink one .LOL No way she can afford her own.Why is it we never seem to get an attack when we are at the doctors office ,i know i never do.Makes me feel like I am lying but I know iaint.

 

[Concernedgal]

I know right? The reason my doctor took me seriously was that I had a panic attack during an appointment. They were listening to my heart with a stethoscope and the asked if I was ok and I explained to him what was going on and explained how long it was going on and also mentioned that I had been trying to tell them what was going on for a long time without success. He wanted to make sure that I was ok so he did an ekg and of course it showed an arrhythmia. He told me that people that have panic attacks that cause arrhythmia has a pretty advanced case. I told him that I 've known that all along. And help provided thus forth has been unsuccessful. I begged all of my doctors no ssri but, do they listen? No. Of course not. Anyways.... lemon , lemon cream is my all time favorite.

 

[XmasCarol52]

I know they do not listen they do the same to me i keep telling them my requipt isnt working so what does she do she prescribes it for me anyway ,then when I need something to help me sleep forget it they don't give a rats arse if I can sleep or not,let them try only getting 2 hours worth of sleep in two nights maybe even more.but boy do they ever get on you when they want something,sometimes they can kiss my big fat behind,lol

 

[janemariesayed]

I love the chocolate cream donuts or anything with coconut.I had a couple of my shrinks smirk and laugh at me I am sorry but that is unacceptable in my book.I hate it when people call us a head case,we are nobodies cases.We have a problem which just so happens to be in our brains,name calling isn' t right but for a shrink to smirk and yes laugh at you is just not right..It made me feel so very uncomfortable.Half of the time they just do not listen u can talk until you are blue in the face and they still wont listen.You are so right they do need to show some compassion,also so does the primary doctors.Half of them say they know how we feel and that is just not true cause if they did they wouldnt be so uncaring...

That is really, really bad of those shrinks to laugh at you. They should be struck off and not allowed to do that job. The job calls for sensitivity and they should be impartial. They have to be nonjudgmental and compassionate. It takes a very special person to do that job. Sadly though, some go into the profession because it's a job. Just a job. They find it interesting and read up on it and do the work but don't exercise the needs.

 

[Hope Matthew1128]

Hi Hope how have you been feeling?It was such a beautiful day outside so I decided to go and sit outside for over an hour.

Thank you. During the week, it's always busy, tiring, challenging and trying. But on Fridays' end of the week, it's always, "Ah, that wasn't so bad after all!"