Generalised Anxiety Disorder

Copyright of matt_blass5@hotmail.com Here is your Tuesday STORY on: SELF DEVELOPMENT: Our mind works in a most peculiar way, and I don't think I need to remind you of that. We can smile at that very contemplation. But why do we allow it to do this? In WISDOM and PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY we cannot prevent our mind operating in these peculiar ways, but we can limit it by acknowledging its grip and preventing the turmoil that follows. You can be assured that our pattern of thought is determined by our state of mind. If we are ever in the mood of revenge, then you can be sure some bizarre thoughts and actions will follow. So bizarre in fact that another time you'll be embarrassed to tell the tale. Do you ever find yourself justifying your actions? Consider why you justify? You do it in the hope that your actions will be understood. Why? You hope within your explanation that your actions that now appear wrong can have some sort of good intention. The best explanation of your actions however, is that they were made in a high emotional state. The justification appears almost as if you are in a court of law. If you find you have to explain your decisions, the very implication is that they were not done from a sound and logical frame of mind. What is this telling us? That we ARE most definitely controlled by our emotional state of mind. Our good intentions, our sensible head, our intellectual deliberations all mean nothing during the throws of a high emotion. We need our feet firmly on the ground and we need to interrupt by SEEING what is happening, before we can expect any degree of sense to arise from the so called madness that takes over. Forgive me as I would need to describe this emotional control to an extreme to drive the point home. Today's story is about a man who looses sight of reality and finds he is making decisions during a period of depression. While ever he stays in this deep and dark emotional state he'll not SEE. WISDOM is not always about helping yourself. If you practice the skill on other people as did the child in this story, you'll find an understanding that will help direct your own life. DADDY DEAREST I laid there in bed, thinking. It had been three years since my dad was lively and happy. A terrible bout with depression was taking a toll on him, and thus our family, over that time span. Lucky for me, I went to college out of town. I came home on breaks, as well as weekends when I could, but I had my own life now. And every time I went home, I would build up walls and keep myself at a distance from all the problems in the family, because I didn't think I could take it. This particular summer, I had arranged for a job near school, so I could escape the emotions of returning to an unhappy home. As I laid there in my childhood bed, the night before returning to my apartment for the summer, I broke down in tears. How could I be so selfish? How could I leave my mom and dad all alone to deal with this? How could I pretend that I didn't need to bear some of the responsibility of helping out? The years of denial came out in my tears that night, and I knew I couldn't continue on pretending. I was going to help as much as I could, even if that was only a small baby-step. That next day, I told my dad over breakfast, firmly, that we were going to clean his room, and I was going to help him. My mom had been begging him for a year to clean his room, because it was in such disarray. The doctors said taking proactive steps like that would help him feel better about himself, and maybe chip away at what was wrong with him. But he never wanted to listen. Stubbornly, he never actually took those steps. Much to my surprise, he actually smiled, and said "Ok, " to my suggestion. That day we went through years of old trash and documents. Newspapers from 10 years ago, computer games from elementary school. We worked together the entire day. All he needed was a firm kick in the butt to get him moving, and then he was able to take charge, looking happier than I had seen in months. By the time the day was over, his room was sparkling. Now we could all go back there and watch television together, just like childhood. though that would unfortunately have to wait until my next visit home. More importantly, now my dad had done something to help himself, and was a little happier. And I had helped him. It was time to leave though. I had a great job lined up, and had already given up a good night's rest on the first day of work by helping my dad all afternoon. I really hugged my dad as I said goodbye, for the first time in years. And as I hugged my mom goodbye, she whispered "Thank you so much" in my ear. This is still a story in progress, so I can't report that everything is all better now. But my fingers are crossed because now there is a lot more hope, and hope is very powerful. (Matt Blass, 2002, all rights reserved) QUOTE: "No lions are ever caught in mousetraps. To catch lions you must think in terms of lions, not in terms of mice. Your mind is always creating traps of one kind or another, and what you catch depends on the thinking you do. It is your thinking that attracts to you what you receive.' (Thomas Dreier, Author) [[ct]]: Generalised Anxiety Disorder

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I'm very nervous about my first time meeting Lucy?
I have never tripped. I am a huge fan of smoking marijuana due to the fact that it greatly decreases my Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Bulimic tendencies. I have also experimented with Ecstasy and absolutely loved it. Other than that I'm pretty clean. I don't know what to expect. I'll be taking it with my boyfriend of more than two years, but I can be extremely self-conscious (even when smoking weed I sometimes feel paranoid). We will be dropping it at his house where I'm very comfortable. I am a very very anxious person like I stated above I suffer from GAD. I'm also very easily frightened by supernatural things. I am simply looking for tips to make this an enjoyable and spiritual experience that I can learn and grow from. Thank you :) CJ, You're a fucking idiot. Marijuana is not addictive, nor is it bad for you. Can you think of a story where someone smoked themself to death? NO. Ecstasy is bad for you, yes, but I have done it in a safe environment, with sober people, and have had someone there making sure I'm okay and drinking enough water. Acid is not addictive.

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child custody.........just looking for some opinions?
A couple has shared custody of a 6 year old child. The mother makes lots of money (self employed) and the father is on disability. He gets $1600 and earns $900 which totals $2500 a month and equals 30K a year tax free. (plus health benefits) The mother wants to move to Europe with the child and father will fight it that the child stays. The father's disability es mental, it is called generalized anxiety disorder. It doesn't affect his parenting but affects his work ethics. The mother will use the "he is sick and on fixed income therefore it is in the child's best interest to move with me". Whats your opinion. Thanks

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Nighttime Panic Attacks or sleep paralysis?
I have generalized anxiety disorder, and suffer from anxiety/panic attacks, but I've never had one occur in my sleep. I'm sixteen, by the way. Well earlier today I laid down for a nap. I know I fell asleep because I remember the dream I had. Well, I remember waking up, and laying there for a few minutes, but still with my eyes closed. I was laying on my stomach, my arms by my side, my legs straight out. I heard a door slam. I don't know if it was a door slamming in my head due to being half asleep, or if it was forreal, but I guess the door slamming freaked me out because I was home alone. Next thing I know I open my eyes and everything's blurry. I hear noise. My heart's beating almost out of its chest, it feels. I try moving my arms to get up but I can't move. Everything tingling. I couldn't move my legs or head either, no matter how hard I tried. I tried opening my mouth to yell, but nothing came out. It all happened really fast. I remember thinking to myself, "oh my god, I'm home alone and no one's here to help me. Am I having a heart attack?" "Am I glued to the bed?" Then I remember telling myself to calm down, let my heart breathe for me, and that I was obviously paralyzed. And it probably lasted for about 20-25 seconds then all the sudden it stopped and I jerked up and inhaled air, my heart still racing. I sat there all confused, realizing I was okay, but that something obviously happened. I felt like I was about to die, in that moment, I felt so helpless. I didn't know what was happening. I researched it just now and apparently it's possible to have panic attacks in your sleep/when you're half asleep. I didn't know that. But I also discovered sleep paralysis, and what happened to me more fits the description of sleep paralysis, although I definitely had a panic attack when I was finally able to jerk up and move and realize something had gone wrong. What does it sound like it was? Whatever it was, sure scared the hell out of me and I'm still shaken up from it and can't stop crying. Someone please let me know what you think, if you have knowledge about panic attacks. I feel traumatized and have a feeling I won't be sleeping tonight. I'm scared to.

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