I agree. We might say, "I got my worrying from my parents". To some extent that's true. While there may be genetic issues that could make us susceptible us to certain behaviors (who knows), we get things from our parents because they are our primary teachers.
Anyone here with anxiety disorders?
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Crazy,
My experience with clients with ocd is that they wouldn't be able to disregard the clutter and just stare at the tv. They'd remove the clutter....but then when they go to the closet in which to put the clutter, they'd have to reorganize the closet. They'd miss their tv show dealing with clutter. Though there are certainly differences in degrees of the condition. We all have various degrees of one disorder or another. It becomes a problem when it interferes with our functioning. The tv/clutter thing, I understand. For me, if there is a stack of magazines, a pair of shoes, a wadded up afghan on the couch, etc...while I'm watching tv, it distracts me. I'm not comfortable until it's moved.
So....what if a dr confirmed your suspicions? How would it change your life? Do you want to change certain behaviors? If so, I recommend you see a counselor. Some good CBT can go a long way. Some of what you speak of sounds like personal preferences.
You sound completely sane to me
.I could learn a lot from you. I'm starting toward my own practice this year. I don't specialize in personality disorders, but rather, I specialize in dementia and caregivers. Anything outside the scope of dementia, I am looking to gain in other areas. Started focusing more on trauma and older adults the last few years.
Thanks for the responses everyone. I have Pure O OCD, which for me is intrusive thoughts. Additionally, I have social anxiety. For example, I get very nervous and anxious for meetings at work, or I cant ride in the car with people (excluding my wife and kids). I'll be sitting at my desk and feel anxious for no apparent reason. I have a hard time just getting up and going to work.
I'm trained as an MFT but my training allows me to work in community MH. I'm a second career counselor. Tried a little private practice with some friends but since we didn't accept ins, the business was not very lucrative. How many years have you been at it?
LCSW here, but not fully licensed yet, been treating through my clinical internship for 2 years. I got two months before I get my Florida Medicaid and Florida Medicare insurance numbers. I'm going to ask my work to allow me fridays off to work my own stuff.
Too naturally messy for OCD and too Irish to have social anxiety. But I do get anxiety over my own things, normally things I don't have control over. I don't have much advice. Usually trust try and take my mind off it, and self-medicate when I know an anxiety-prone situation is coming.
Meh. I'm not the only one with that opinion. Many others in that thread feel the same way. You're a tool. Welcome to ignore.
Zencat, the Paddock isn't like the Rafters. We'll eat people here. Goddamn cannibals I tell ya. You will get offended. You will react. And that's exactly what we feast on. We can't legally eat you man. So we feed off the souls and emotions of Rafter posters.
Click real hard on ignore and flip off your screen, that'll show those rascals!
Jumped by vets > jumped by Gestapo
Jumped by vets > jumped by Gestapo
Like Costanza said to girl who thought Jerry was "Disturbed" , "I'm depressed, I'm anxious, I have it all"
I have had anxieties for a long time and I think most of it is caused by conflicts going on in your conscious.
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I have had anxieties for a long time and I think most of it is caused by conflicts going on in your conscious.
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As someone who just lost a very close family member to this disease, I appreciate your continued efforts in both,Willy. [thumb2]
Thanks man. I love my older adults. Would give my decrepit soul to any one of them. Rather be dead so they live. It's a tough gig. Terrible disease. Heart goes out to you.sorry you dealt with it bro. I will say though.
If I'm dead I'll ghost rape some 18 yr old daughter of a Rafters poster. That'll be the first thing I do when I die. 18 yr old ghost rape. Rafters board. 18, because of legality of course.
Willy, you should get your therapist and analyst licenses. Become the first certified analrapist in KY.
Willy!
I didn't know that you are intelligent! I'm very impressed and proud of you!
Keep up the good work!
I didn't know that you are intelligent! I'm very impressed and proud of you!
Keep up the good work!
Found out that I did. Been in the hospital for a small while and was doing some hyperbaric oxygen treatments, let's just say getting in that clear tube was a guaranteed attack, had to have Ativan for every treatment after that.
Thanks Brady, I am slowly but surely. I've finally made it into Frazier, which hopefully means home in a few weeks. Im sure I'll be getting ran outta Gyero sooner then later.
If this happens while reading Paddock posts, it is understandable and totally normal.
I have PTSD as a result of military service as well as Bipolar after being misdiagnosed with only Major Depressive Disorder. I am OCD as all hell when it comes to just about everything I do.
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my wife got her doctorate in psychology and focuses primarily on child psychology...and yet my kids are still punks.
If you have to ask if you have anxiety disorder then you do not have it.
Mine comes and goes. I can be fine for a couple of years and then all of a sudden I get panic attacks almost every time I leave the house. I know what they are, but it's still damn difficult to control them. It's kept me from doing a lot of things I would normally do...UK events. weekend movies..etc...
A few years back I was so bad I was downing a half pint of vodka almost daily just to cope. I found a good buzz was the cure.
Found exercise and being hydrated does wonders.
Mine comes and goes. I can be fine for a couple of years and then all of a sudden I get panic attacks almost every time I leave the house. I know what they are, but it's still damn difficult to control them. It's kept me from doing a lot of things I would normally do...UK events. weekend movies..etc...
A few years back I was so bad I was downing a half pint of vodka almost daily just to cope. I found a good buzz was the cure.
Found exercise and being hydrated does wonders.
Most a lot of people know what they are, but it's "why they are happening" is the big piece. A lot of anxiety can stem from "emotional reasoning". Meaning where there's smoke, there must be fire. Yet the evidence does not support our thinking, but we act on the emotion regardless.
Logically, you tell yourself it should be no big deal to leave the house, yet the feeling overrides the logic, thus creating the emotional reasoning option. It's the most prevalent cognitive distortion used by people.
That's where you prolly learned about anxiety. it' not hereditary, but rather a learned behavior. Takes a lot of insight into your triggers to better control it. Not sure if you're an avid caffeine drinker, but that can definitely can further the anxiety attacks.