Posted by LlurpsieNoodle on March 5, 2008, at 21:10:53
In reply to Re: is this just how it's going to be? anxiety » llurpsienoodle, posted by Sigismund on March 5, 2008, at 18:29:29
> Dread (which you've mentioned before) is mostly without an object.
>Okay, I have a couple specific fears- fear of being late (there is a traumatic story there). fear of being fired for being late. Fear of not waking up because my alarm clock wasn't set correctly. etc.
> I can remember feeling a lot of it. In my case the drugs that helped with it were the ones that aggravated it (benzos).
I cut out my caffeine and benzos about 3 weeks ago. about 5 days with no benzos. It wasn't the best 5 days. I drink a little green or oolong tea here and there, but still avoiding the heavy hitters- coffee and assam.
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> >I'm afraid of being late for my day's appointments, for work, for life.
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> You feel like you are wasting your life then?
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yes. I suppose I am wasting my life. or at least I feel that I am.> It wouldn't seem so odd to me if you did.
>uh oh! I have odd behavior! (perish the thought!)
> Your life is finite, time is passing, you don't understand anything (speaking personally here). That's reason enough to feel dread?
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> I tried to make sense of it for years, without much success.what's the end of the story??? you leave me hanging!! does dread evaporate? does it become more keenly felt with age?
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