Posted by utopizen on September 30, 2004, at 9:26:29
In reply to Dexedrine Spanuals Vs Adderall vs Ritalin, posted by geno on September 29, 2004, at 17:33:07
geno,
While "thug life" thinks you have anxiety, it seems that he thinks you don't deserve relief from it at all. I do, because I've suffered as you have.
What you are discovering, because you're smart, is that you can absorb knowledge on very particular topics like psychopharmacology like it's water. Yet in other subjects, you probably have difficulty concentrating and completing. And you also experience a lot of worries when you are around others. This has led you to depressive thoughts, where you are at now. And you often are driven to obsess over these problems in a desperate attempt to find relief from them, but as you know, this is tremendously burdening you.
Why do I know this? Yes, "I'm assuming," or inferring, as the correct word is. It's because I have what is called Asperger's Syndrome, something you may want to look into.
While you're an adult now, so you can detect nonverbal expressions others give you today with ease, it is likely that you may not have been able to early on in your development.
This led to difficulties at school for you, as while you were smart, you couldn't understand why it was people led you to worry and that you had difficulty adjusting with your peers.
Counseling, along with CBT, and brief hospitalization to get a head start, can give you relief from your anxiety, and will all help to relieve you of the worry that ADD and social anxiety are causing you.
You don't need to tolerate the level of anxiety you are experiencing. There is no shame in asking for relief from your doctor, who can admit you to a nearby hospital where a team of experts are ready to give you the relief you deserve now.
There are good days ahead for you, if you request them.
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