I'm glad, after twenty years of anxiety, to have found this forum, but does anyone else find that after a while it kind of grinds you down? It's one tale of woe after another, and all too familiar to many of us. Worse, I'm often at a loss as to what to say to those going through the trauma without sounding callous. "Deal with it", "It won't kill you", "Maybe this is as good as it gets", "Get a grip on your life" - I know this is the last thing people want to hear. Or is it? Are some of us wallowing in it for whatever reason? (I sometimes think I'm punishing myself for something, if only I could work out what it is!)I've just noticed there's only two posts under "Success Stories", which is not too positive either. I'd be interested in other people's thoughts on this - do we all need to be told to get a grip (before, of course, being given some constructive advice on how to do it?!)
Jim