B-Lo
09-02-06, 20:09
Hello,
I'm not really used to this introducing kind of lark, but anyway. I wanted to drop in and say that since first reading the Nomorepanic site, I've found it extremely useful - especially all the stuff Meg put together about symptoms and causes... when I read it I was nothing short of amazed - it was the stuff I suffer from all the time, off and on.
You name the symptom, I get it. I've been suffering from anxiety quite acutely for some years now, with the past 4 or so years being the worst time. It's not every day, but I seem to go through quite large phases of it, with different worries, different symptoms, that kind of thing. Health anxiety, social anxiety (sometimes), depression, attachment, loads of things bother me. Some days I really don't feel like talking to anyone much, so I tend to shut off for a while. I worry about everything. Having said all that, at other times I'm actually a bit cheeky.
I live a very creative life - I'm a freelance composer of music for TV and Film and I really enjoy what I do. It keeps me very busy a lot of the time, something I'm very happy about. This can be a downfall though, especially if I'm going through a period of insomnia (like this week) where all I can think about when I go to bed is new ideas for this, for that and the other - and not sleeping!
I'm also very keen on good coffee, which I don't think helps. I have cut down a lot over the past couple of years and now I don't drink more than one espresso or cup of filter coffee a day.
I've been in casualty twice now, convinced I was having a heart attack and twice now I've been told I suffer from anxiety and panic. The first time (a couple of years back) I accepted it for a while, but then thought 'how come this can happen when I'm not feeling anxious? Therefore it can't be anxiety, surely?', so off I went again into more panic and more anxiety. The second time, I had a chat with a knowledgable doctor who explained things in a bit more depth (after all the scans and blood tests etc) so I came away with a more positive outlook. Then I discovered Nomorepanic shortly afterwards, which brings me about a year on to now.
What a great help reading about this stuff is - having it all in one place is a wonderful resource. Many thanks indeed.
B-lo.
I'm not really used to this introducing kind of lark, but anyway. I wanted to drop in and say that since first reading the Nomorepanic site, I've found it extremely useful - especially all the stuff Meg put together about symptoms and causes... when I read it I was nothing short of amazed - it was the stuff I suffer from all the time, off and on.
You name the symptom, I get it. I've been suffering from anxiety quite acutely for some years now, with the past 4 or so years being the worst time. It's not every day, but I seem to go through quite large phases of it, with different worries, different symptoms, that kind of thing. Health anxiety, social anxiety (sometimes), depression, attachment, loads of things bother me. Some days I really don't feel like talking to anyone much, so I tend to shut off for a while. I worry about everything. Having said all that, at other times I'm actually a bit cheeky.
I live a very creative life - I'm a freelance composer of music for TV and Film and I really enjoy what I do. It keeps me very busy a lot of the time, something I'm very happy about. This can be a downfall though, especially if I'm going through a period of insomnia (like this week) where all I can think about when I go to bed is new ideas for this, for that and the other - and not sleeping!
I'm also very keen on good coffee, which I don't think helps. I have cut down a lot over the past couple of years and now I don't drink more than one espresso or cup of filter coffee a day.
I've been in casualty twice now, convinced I was having a heart attack and twice now I've been told I suffer from anxiety and panic. The first time (a couple of years back) I accepted it for a while, but then thought 'how come this can happen when I'm not feeling anxious? Therefore it can't be anxiety, surely?', so off I went again into more panic and more anxiety. The second time, I had a chat with a knowledgable doctor who explained things in a bit more depth (after all the scans and blood tests etc) so I came away with a more positive outlook. Then I discovered Nomorepanic shortly afterwards, which brings me about a year on to now.
What a great help reading about this stuff is - having it all in one place is a wonderful resource. Many thanks indeed.
B-lo.