Posted by zenhussy on December 28, 2003, at 12:08:51
In reply to Is this anxiety? If not, what is it?, posted by Maxime on December 28, 2003, at 11:37:54
Maxime,
Please strongly urge (perhaps offering to go with her) your friend to tell her pdoc at her next visit. Pdocs do not laugh at a laundry list of symptoms/phobia like that. Nor will he think she is 'silly'.
Your friend, from what you have described, sounds like she needs more supervision so that she can decide whether or not to take meds. It doesn't sound like a wise decision to stop meds when one is only 19 and still exhibiting behaviours that indicate the likely need for therapy and/or therapy combined with medications.
You are a good friend to be concerned. It sounds like you have a lot to be concerned about. Please let your friend know: 1). she is NOT crazy
2). there is no reason that she has to live this way and help is available
3). many, many people just as intelligent as she is experience similar symptoms and seek helpI hope that you are able to get through to her that life does not have to be the way hers has become. I'm not sure it is particularly important at this time to even label her cluster of behaviours. I would be more concerned with getting her to see that she is in need of help. Labels schmabels. Worry about what to call it when you're not so busy setting up your life such that you cannot even walk into a room that has a mirror. That's a problem.
zenhussy
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