Hey y'all! Karen, Shiney, Zoo, Alaska - thank you for the replies!
Quote: BTW...Generalized Anxiety Disorder, unlike ALL the rest of them, does NOT feature panic or over-reactive physiological responses....in fact we're known as "autonomic (fight/flight) restrictors" who process most of our worries in WORDS, and experience a great deal of muscle tension.
Yeah, I was wondering about that... didn't seem right to me.
Saw your note on Kitti's thread about medication, etc. and I'll say that, although I am eager to get off of the medication, I'm going to look at soltuions that work for me. Not looking at this as a "get past it and it's done" kind of thing - if it ends up that I benefit medication on a continuing basis, so be it. It's my hope (and belief) that I'm learning skills now to manage anxiety without it.
Quote: Darn...I wish I could send H to you for about a week so you could give him lessons on how best to deal with women Even in your "spaz" moments you still get it right I just love reading how your R is progressing...truly one of the awesome miracles that DB'ing can invoke!
Thank you Zoo! Wow - if I'm becoming proficient on how to relate to women, then I really have come a long way.
I've been in a really good mood the last couple of days - I'm having a ball at work, which is a big deal for me. It's been a long time since I've really enjoyed my job, and suddenly I'm just loving it.
We bought paint and a power-roller last night - the house painting has started!!! After lots and lots and lots of talk, our family room is now becoming a warm golden color. Very, very cool.
Did have a bit of that old outrage-anger yesterday. Insurance is suddenly playing games with W's coverage for the therapist, suddenly decided her scenario doesn't qualify for coverage and have approved only 4 more sessions. I called and tried to talk to them... grr... If any of you remember the story I posted a while back with the episode with our inital attempts to get W help, you know the level of anger I can experience dealing with (1) W's well being, (2) people trying to assume control, and (3) generally unhelpful people in positions where they should be mortally accountable... and this kind of outrage doesn't go away for me easily... yeah, I'm a ranter. Well, I was actually able to dispell my anger, using some of the skills I've learned, rise above it, not worry about it, and feel pretty good. I was pretty proud of myself.
