health Do you suffer from anxiety?

[Holiday Agnaktor 1,436]

9 hours ago, Nerdy Luigi said:

How am I ATTACKING YOU?  You said that anxiety is simply a behavioral pattern (It isn't) and basically said that anyone with anxiety is silly (you really did, don't lie). I'm defending everyone here who actually does have anxiety problems from your nonsense, and at this point even myself.

Gotta disagree with that. I've had pretty bad anxiety issues when it comes to doing anything with people watching, but I've been slowly trying to get over it, and it's been working to some degree. I'm far from over it, but I'm no longer crying in class when it's my turn to do a presentation. I've been turning my thinking around. It used to spiral inwards, consequences getting steadily worse in my head, until the only possible option I might have to escape from that hell was to literally run away. But once I started thinking more optimistically, it stopped spiraling inwards. I just go "well, what's the worst that could happen" and keep things realistic. Result: I'm nervous as hell to present stuff, but at least I can talk without bursting into tears.

[Mirage 24,770]

10 hours ago, Nerdy Luigi said:

That's a really good question that I don't know the answer to at all, but you probably do, though part of it is that you're probably lying about having anxiety problems.

How am I ATTACKING YOU?  You said that anxiety is simply a behavioral pattern (It isn't) and basically said that anyone with anxiety is silly (you really did, don't lie). I'm defending everyone here who actually does have anxiety problems from your nonsense, and at this point even myself.

You're attacking me because you continue to accuse me of nefarious intent over and over again. And now you're insinuating that I'm lying about my own personal experiences - even though my struggles in life are on my user profile and have been for a long time.

But I think I understand why now - you wish to preserve the victim mentality. That way, you can control what other people say and do, instead of working on your self. This is the basis of our modern cultural paradigm - grievance against others on the outside instead of working on what is inside. This paradigm is not supported by scientific evidence as the make up of the human person nor how the mind actually works. Your mind is designed to change and adapt, and your thoughts and thought patterns change its chemical makeup and tenancies. Look it up - you really need to learn more about how your brain actually works.

You should also watch 'An Army of One' and 'Lesson Zero' to see what I meant by being 'silly'. The writers of the show make fun of worrying and anxiety all the time. Time and again the show points out how silly and futile it is to worry, and how it is clearly the fault of the worryer, not the things or ponies or people the worryer is worrying about!

It's exactly what I tell myself when I get shaky and nervous and totally fog headed - 'you're being silly...stop it!'

That isn't a slight against anyone, that's right in line with sensible and rational thinking - make fun of your own worrying. That's how you break free from it controlling you.

Because, as the show also points out, the real danger of anxiety is that it causes you to victimize others in order to justify your own irrational conclusions.

Comedy is therapeutic, especially when it permits you to laugh at yourself. (And there's actually science that supports this!).

Be well my friend and laugh more often.

[Nerdy Luigi 2,065]

1 hour ago, Mirage said:

You're attacking me because you continue to accuse me of nefarious intent over and over again. And now you're insinuating that I'm lying about my own personal experiences - even though my struggles in life are on my user profile and have been for a long time.

But I think I understand why now - you wish to preserve the victim mentality. That way, you can control what other people say and do, instead of working on your self. This is the basis of our modern cultural paradigm - grievance against others on the outside instead of working on what is inside. This paradigm is not supported by scientific evidence as the make up of the human person nor how the mind actually works. Your mind is designed to change and adapt, and your thoughts and thought patterns change its chemical makeup and tenancies. Look it up - you really need to learn more about how your brain actually works.

You should also watch 'An Army of One' and 'Lesson Zero' to see what I meant by being 'silly'. The writers of the show make fun of worrying and anxiety all the time. Time and again the show points out how silly and futile it is to worry, and how it is clearly the fault of the worryer, not the things or ponies or people the worryer is worrying about!

It's exactly what I tell myself when I get shaky and nervous and totally fog headed - 'you're being silly...stop it!'

That isn't a slight against anyone, that's right in line with sensible and rational thinking - make fun of your own worrying. That's how you break free from it controlling you.

Because, as the show also points out, the real danger of anxiety is that it causes you to victimize others in order to justify your own irrational conclusions.

Comedy is therapeutic, especially when it permits you to laugh at yourself. (And there's actually science that supports this!).

Be well my friend and laugh more often.

No I'm not. I've given evidence that you do have nefarious intent and you choose to ignore it and instead victimize yourself. It's rather pathetic, actually. Yes, I've "accused" you of lying about your own experiences because there's no way you could think that people with anxiety problems are the way you describe with these "personal experiences." No way I can be made to believe it at least, because, of course, it just makes you sound ridiculous to me.

Hypocrite, you're doing the exact same thing you're accusing me of doing here! You're trying to make yourself a victim when you literally just attacked everyone with an anxiety disorder. It was even a fairly pathetic attempt, that is obviously not working on me and in fact is only making me furious.

I have watched both of them a lot. It doesn't clarify the meaning behind your nonsense whatsoever... It literally doesn't do anything to clarify any of it. In FACT, I've watched Lesson Zero at least ten times now and it makes me no more understand how people with anxiety disorders are "silly" and apparently bad people.

I feel like you should tell yourself that now, because according to your beliefs, you're being "silly." I just try to defend people with anxiety disorders and guess what? You go further on to attack me because you can't stand the fact that you made it sound like an attack on the anxious (proving my "accusation" to be fact).

According to you then, maybe I was wrong in thinking you were lying. Maybe you are suffering from anxiety, according to your logic, because you literally tried to use half of this essay long post as a poor attempt to frame yourself as a victim when you're the one creating the actual victims.

Laughing actually has nothing whatsoever to even do with this discussion and the fact you're trying to use that as a deflection is laughable... You resorted to going completely off-topic to try to make me look bad. I'm astonished by the lengths you take to attack people with anxiety and people that disagree with you in the most passive-aggressive way possible.

[Dakcka 182]

Just got back from a doctor’s appointment bout this lol. I have semi social anxiety, enough to warrant therapy and medicine, but I’d like to think I’m lower on the spectrum. 

[Mirage 24,770]

6 hours ago, Nerdy Luigi said:

No I'm not. I've given evidence that you do have nefarious intent and you choose to ignore it and instead victimize yourself. It's rather pathetic, actually. Yes, I've "accused" you of lying about your own experiences because there's no way you could think that people with anxiety problems are the way you describe with these "personal experiences." No way I can be made to believe it at least, because, of course, it just makes you sound ridiculous to me.

Hypocrite, you're doing the exact same thing you're accusing me of doing here! You're trying to make yourself a victim when you literally just attacked everyone with an anxiety disorder. It was even a fairly pathetic attempt, that is obviously not working on me and in fact is only making me furious.

I have watched both of them a lot. It doesn't clarify the meaning behind your nonsense whatsoever... It literally doesn't do anything to clarify any of it. In FACT, I've watched Lesson Zero at least ten times now and it makes me no more understand how people with anxiety disorders are "silly" and apparently bad people.

I feel like you should tell yourself that now, because according to your beliefs, you're being "silly." I just try to defend people with anxiety disorders and guess what? You go further on to attack me because you can't stand the fact that you made it sound like an attack on the anxious (proving my "accusation" to be fact).

According to you then, maybe I was wrong in thinking you were lying. Maybe you are suffering from anxiety, according to your logic, because you literally tried to use half of this essay long post as a poor attempt to frame yourself as a victim when you're the one creating the actual victims.

Laughing actually has nothing whatsoever to even do with this discussion and the fact you're trying to use that as a deflection is laughable... You resorted to going completely off-topic to try to make me look bad. I'm astonished by the lengths you take to attack people with anxiety and people that disagree with you in the most passive-aggressive way possible.

Being happy and laughing more often is a very good way to live. There's nothing nefarious about that my friend!

If Lesson Zero is not at parallel to what I (and experts) have been offering as information and advise, and even personal experience, then what does it mean to you?

What is the Lesson behind Lesson Zero? 

[Cash In 22,408]

Yeah, I used to have pretty bad anxiety. I had to be on medication for a good while, but luckily I don't really need it anymore.

Edited November 9, 2020 by Cash_In

[DuskSong 742]

Yup. Knew I had anxiety from 7th grade, but I was officially diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder a few months ago. It's been significantly worse this year, but I'm on medication for it now, and it has helped make the anxiety much more manageable.

[EpicEnergy 23,220]

I have issues with anxiety and stress, things in life aren't going well for me though they have been starting to get better recently.

[Splashee 28,565]

I used to have it. I have gotten control over it many many years ago. Thanks to medication, then without medication (because it is possible). And now I am working on stress, and it is also going well. Life is more enjoyable without these things, but you need to understand why they are there, and how you can make yourself feel better. And it helps to have others around you helping as well.

[Magic Note 2,748]

Apologies for bringing up an old thread, but yes, I do have social and generalized anxiety. It's not fun to deal with at all because I get worried too much and just go days without talking to people because of the fear of annoying them.

[Here No Longer 5,276]

I don't have any sort of diagnosis of any kind, but I'm pretty sure I have a sort of chronic anxiety. Pretty much get worried about everything to the point where it sometimes even threatens to hurt my relationship when I get anxious about the remote possibility of it ending because of something I did...

 

From what I can surmise, I'm probably autistic and it stems from just being... yeah.

Edited April 17, 2020 by Dustlicious

[Spidey10 846]

Yes. I've dealt with it most of my life, but in 2014 I discovered I had autism and OCD which explained a lot of my recent personal struggles at the time.

[Vefka 1,499]

Not diagnosed one, but I'm pretty sure I have something. My parents told me I was a very quiet and shy since I was a toddler. I managed to improve my social skills, but I haven't overcome it fully yet, I still think way too much about people's opinion about my actions

[EpicEnergy 23,220]

I've had to go through a certain anxiety disorder before, and I still go through it now but it's not as bad anymore.

[Stone Cold Steve Jobs 22,441]

I have anxiety. But I noticed it’s a lot easier to manage now that I’ve limited my sugar intake. I still have my moments but it’s not a constant storm.

[Splashee 28,565]

I would say, almost everyone here have some form of anxiety. It is good that we stay together, and help each other out from time to time.

[Oblivion 20,267]

A bit, I really really dislike being in public where there are massive groups of people.

[Oblivion 20,267]

Yep! Once again why I am prolly turbo posting! This place has honestly been a godsend in that aspect. 

[TheRockARooster 51,735]

I think I have some sort of anxiety.

[Lucky Bolt 35,064]

I have anxiety issues. I don't get panic attacks or anything like that but I do suffer from anxiety and it isn't fun. 

[Fluttershyfan94 5,742]

Pretty much even now as I write I have anxiety for no reason really.

[Lunafur 17,913]

I suffer from major anxiety 

[Mini 451]

I've thought about seeing a therapist for my social anxiety, but I don't think it's that severe. Ever since I finished high school, I've found it hard to talk to strangers.

I'm just too afraid of talking to new people. Doing group assignments at uni is hell for me. It's weird since I can't think of a reason for what may have caused me to develop social anxiety.

[Splashee 28,565]

Never! *Bites the last of all my nails*

[Flying Pencil 3,024]

Only a little bit. Had to add more due to the character limit.