I doubt that? I don't think I'd joke about an actual illness. Until I read this thread I can't say that I even knew you had any illnesses...
You may have concluded that from something I said, but that certainly wouldn't have been my intent.
There was nothing to “conclude”, Snerb. You outright mocked me for the side effects I suffered from my mental illness. Your intent when you said “oh so you have early on set dementia. That explains a lot” was very clear.
Well, do you? More than likely I said that because you forgot something I said.
If that mocked an actual illness of yours I'll apologize, that wouldn't have been my intent.
There was nothing to “conclude”, Snerb. You outright mocked me for the side effects I suffered from my mental illness. Your intent when you said “oh so you have early on set dementia. That explains a lot” was very clear.
Well, do you? More than likely I said that because you forgot something I said.
If that mocked an actual illness of yours I'll apologize, that wouldn't have been my intent.
Or it’s exactly because I told you what happened and you mocked me. I remember the conversation even if you don’t.
snerb Where are we going, and why am I in a hand basket?
Post by metsjets929 on Dec 17, 2019 18:59:58 GMT -8
I often wonder if I have anxiety. The common thread that I see among people that have it is they imagine something bad is going to happen and they don’t want to leave the house. I don’t have this thought but I do my find myself worrying a lot about things I really shouldn’t.
I often wonder if I have anxiety. The common thread that I see among people that have it is they imagine something bad is going to happen and they don’t want to leave the house. I don’t have this thought but I do my find myself worrying a lot about things I really shouldn’t.
Anxiety comes in many shapes and forms. There's genetalized anxiety that's just kinda anxiety for no particular reason, there is social anxiety, people who just can't deal with social settings and so on and so forth. Every phobia is sort of just an offshoot of anxiety. Most people who get it bad enough develop a bit of a fear of leaving their home, cause home is your safe place.
So, you could most definitely have some type of anxiety, its always a little different for everyone. In general everyone has anxiety. Its a defense mechanism built into almost all mammals. Its the fight or flight mechanism in the brain. When something is perceived dangerous, your brain kicks into overdrive and causes a ton of shit to happen in your body. Adrenaline flows, your heart speeds up to get blood everywhere faster, your brain starts trying to think of every outcome possible to help protect you. The issue is when there is no danger and your brain sends you into this state anyways. This is an anxiety disorder at its base. This is where like all the symptoms of anxiety come from.
Anyways I could continue off on that for a long time, but back to you, your worrying could be signs of some anxiety issues. Depending of course how far you go down the rabbit hole of the worrying.
I often wonder if I have anxiety. The common thread that I see among people that have it is they imagine something bad is going to happen and they don’t want to leave the house. I don’t have this thought but I do my find myself worrying a lot about things I really shouldn’t.
Anxiety comes in many shapes and forms. There's genetalized anxiety that's just kinda anxiety for no particular reason, there is social anxiety, people who just can't deal with social settings and so on and so forth. Every phobia is sort of just an offshoot of anxiety. Most people who get it bad enough develop a bit of a fear of leaving their home, cause home is your safe place.
So, you could most definitely have some type of anxiety, its always a little different for everyone. In general everyone has anxiety. Its a defense mechanism built into almost all mammals. Its the fight or flight mechanism in the brain. When something is perceived dangerous, your brain kicks into overdrive and causes a ton of shit to happen in your body. Adrenaline flows, your heart speeds up to get blood everywhere faster, your brain starts trying to think of every outcome possible to help protect you. The issue is when there is no danger and your brain sends you into this state anyways. This is an anxiety disorder at its base. This is where like all the symptoms of anxiety come from.
Anyways I could continue off on that for a long time, but back to you, your worrying could be signs of some anxiety issues. Depending of course how far you go down the rabbit hole of the worrying.
So I looked at webmd on social anxiety and I fit a lot of the criteria.
Some parts I check off:
“Talking to strangers Speaking in public Making eye contact Being judged by others in social situations Being embarrassed or humiliated -- and showing it by blushing, sweating, or shaking Accidentally offending someone Being the center of attention”
This part really true for me:
“You may start having symptoms and getting anxious immediately before an event, or you might spend weeks worrying about it. Afterward, you could spend a lot of time and mental energy worrying about how you acted.”
Sometimes I think about a certain interaction for a week. I wish I could let things roll off my shoulders better.
Last Edit: Dec 17, 2019 20:55:15 GMT -8 by metsjets929
Anxiety comes in many shapes and forms. There's genetalized anxiety that's just kinda anxiety for no particular reason, there is social anxiety, people who just can't deal with social settings and so on and so forth. Every phobia is sort of just an offshoot of anxiety. Most people who get it bad enough develop a bit of a fear of leaving their home, cause home is your safe place.
So, you could most definitely have some type of anxiety, its always a little different for everyone. In general everyone has anxiety. Its a defense mechanism built into almost all mammals. Its the fight or flight mechanism in the brain. When something is perceived dangerous, your brain kicks into overdrive and causes a ton of shit to happen in your body. Adrenaline flows, your heart speeds up to get blood everywhere faster, your brain starts trying to think of every outcome possible to help protect you. The issue is when there is no danger and your brain sends you into this state anyways. This is an anxiety disorder at its base. This is where like all the symptoms of anxiety come from.
Anyways I could continue off on that for a long time, but back to you, your worrying could be signs of some anxiety issues. Depending of course how far you go down the rabbit hole of the worrying.
So I looked at webmd on social anxiety and I fit a lot of the criteria.
Some parts I check off:
“Talking to strangers Speaking in public Making eye contact Being judged by others in social situations Being embarrassed or humiliated -- and showing it by blushing, sweating, or shaking Accidentally offending someone Being the center of attention”
This part really true for me:
“You may start having symptoms and getting anxious immediately before an event, or you might spend weeks worrying about it. Afterward, you could spend a lot of time and mental energy worrying about how you acted.”
Sometimes I think about a certain interaction for a week. I wish I could let things roll off my shoulders better.
Well, shitty that you have to deal with social anxiety, but its kinda good to find out. Anxiety is way worse when its just like "what the fuck is even happening?"