So…I was just reading through a website talking about various anxiety disorders. I can’t tell for sure whether or not I have issues with anxiety. I tend to think that I probably do. Health professionals tend to tell me definitively (without doing any investigation) that I “don’t seem like someone with anxiety” and drop the subject. …Except for my psychiatrist, who (without doing any investigation) is convinced that my anxiety level is off the charts, completely debilitating, and clearly requires sedation.
At any rate, this website listed telltale behaviours like collecting a great deal of information about things, so as to be as well-informed and well-prepared as possible. And I thought that might sound like me. So I immediately started collecting all the information I could find about anxiety self-help treatments, strategies, resources, etc. to try just in case.
…Somewhere in there is the answer to my question.
Tags: anxiety, diagnosis, information gathering, my husband would say I was anxious. Everyone else I know describes me as "unusually calm", psychiatrist, you mean some people don't spend hours weighing the pros and cons of various speakers to make sure they're making the best possible decision? These people can live not knowing for sure?
Hmm. Anxiety is, unfortunately, one topic about which I know a decent amount. Wish I could say I didn’t.
Do you feel like you’re anxious? Does worrying about things keep you from doing what you want to do on a daily basis? I’m not trying to pry… no need to answer out loud.
You just kill me girl! Seriously, you crack me up and your writing is amazing. I’ve never dealt with depression myself but my mother has struggled with it, and various medications, for years. I have some anxiety issues and try very hard to control them with basic behavioural/cognitive control. I honest to god just laughed my ass off at this post. Thanks!!
Hmm, I never knew I had an anxiety disorder until I was told by a psychologist, but I DID always know I was a chronic worrier. I just didn’t know that worrying wasn’t normal.
My discussion of discovering that I had Generalized Anxiety Disorder is here if you’re interested (ignore the troll):http://ifbyyes.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/egads/
I doubt you need sedation, though. I really don’t like your shrink. He seems obsessed with doping you for everything.
something about being sedated as a cure for anxiety just doesnt seem right. i have anxiety issues for sure. i took klonopin for a while and let me tell you, THAT SHIT WORKS.
BUT…
i don’t really recommend it bc it’s highly addictive and builds up a resistance in your system quickly. you start with 1MG and a month later you have to take 10MG just to feel the same way. it’s a fucking slippery slope and i battle with the decision to NOT take meds for my anxiety issues almost everyday.
like you, i’m sure most people outside my immediate circle (which is just my bee) would say i have a pretty good hold on my issues but as you’ve titled your post, i too, “cover well”.
That reminds me of the time, just for fun, I sent The Husband an online quiz to see if you have ADHD and after a while of not getting a response back I asked what result he got and, I quote, “Doh, I didn’t finish it. I got sidetracked and forgot about it.”
You are awesome and funny and self-aware. Your psychiatrist can suck it.
gesikah, that’s hilarious.
you’re hilarious girl!
AND GESIKA- I DID THE SAME THING!! I couldn’t finish the ADD test online because I got sidetracked!