Posted by carolina on July 9, 2005, at 10:27:36
In reply to Re: What Is Normal?, posted by rjlockhart98 on July 5, 2005, at 11:29:19
> I belive imitating other people who have normal lives will be the best instead of sitting having panic attacks about how abnormal i am. I mean walking and pacing for an hour or more (at the extreme) is something else...
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> My brother is a successful lawyer, has a wife, good income, he has no mental problems what so ever... when i say i have been having anxiety, they look as if they have heard the word! They just say well do something about it...
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> Um anti-panic meds, therpist, and starting Symbmax (misspelled) is what im doing.
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> I think if well.... dont think about what is going on and focus on external surroundings, and adapt to it.
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> Just my opinion.
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> Matt
>im in a similiar sit. my oldest brother is "normal" in his OPION as well as many others b/c he is a SWAT officer and has been very successful in life financially along w/ his career and is the only 1 in my "family"(haha) line that doesnt suffer from depression and severe anxiety so we dont get along b/c he see's my taking meds as a cop out 4 dealing w/ life. i have tried 2 xplain to him that until u walk in some1 elses shoes-dont judge them b/c any1 who has not felt the horrid low,emptiness,and isolation that dep. and anx. can cause has no clue. I also told him id rather be "crazy" and care 4 others than be "normal" and an a**hole-take care
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