Posted by Life2.0 on February 28, 2002, at 2:17:46
In reply to Re: Please, please, please help me. First post, posted by Er on February 27, 2002, at 8:34:19
> Hmmm.....you're either in almost the exact same situation or are a very glib real-life Rogerian. In either case, you have in fact scored a ringer. Not an easy feat from my experience...actually, hard to believe, I'll have to read it again. But seriously...anyway, I am in a very positive mood today thus far. Somebody said something about "GAD" but I'm not familiar with the acronym so can't consider it. I'm very pleased with the number of responses I got, considering I could have made it much more entertaining. I'm at work this morning. I'm an illustrator, I design graphics and diagrams in a genetics research lab. Just in case you're writing a book...
> Okay, I've come to the point where I realize I have nothing else important to say right now even though I wish I still did. I'll check in later, take care.GAD = Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I haven't read much about it but it could be worth looking into. And no, I'm not a psychologist or writing a book. I'm a computer application developer. I've been lurking on PB for over a year now, just following the threads and watching people's stories unfold - unipolar depression, bipolar depression, manic depression, anxiety, social anxiety... But when I saw your post, I just had to respond and let you know that what you're going through is not really unique. Just knowing this is a big deal. There are probably thousands of people like us who go through the exact same thing; one day they may get around to giving it a name, if enough people ever find the courage to step up and tell their story, which of course is probably the hardest thing people like us can ever do.
I sounded like I'm doing really badly, but recently I've been doing a lot better. Tonight after work I went out to a bar with some friends and a girl I like, and just chilled out. Some people take this kind of experience for granted but for me it's special, because I could never do it before.
One last thing before I go - I'm really not surprised by what you do. You'll find that the people you will meet at PB are the some of the most creative and intelligent people you could ever hope to meet in life. Bitter, bitter irony. But that's for another post. Take care.
Life2.0 (trying to get there)
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