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Post by Stacy on Jan 3, 2011 19:51:13 GMT -5
So I've been talking to a lot of people on Twitter today.
I thought it might be nice to have a little meeting where we all step up to the microphone and admit our problem. So we know we're not alone and we no longer feel like the lone messed up person in a group of people who are perfect and have it all together.
Hi. My name is Stacy, and I have issues with anxiety, insecurity, perfectionism, and self-esteem.
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Post by bex on Jan 3, 2011 19:52:18 GMT -5
My name is Bex, and I suffer from the same. I always feel inadequate, I put ridiculous pressure on myself to be the best and I can't accept it when I screw things up.
They say admitting it is step one, so...here we go.
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Post by infinitygoddess on Jan 3, 2011 21:05:18 GMT -5
Hello, I have been diagnosed in the past with Social Anxiety Disorder, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Generalized Anxiety, mild depression and PTSD. I'm hoping to finally get some medicated help for it all soon.
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dinuriel
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Torturing characters? Me? Nooo...
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Post by dinuriel on Jan 3, 2011 23:22:01 GMT -5
Hello, my name is Van, and I suffer from harsh mood swings, low self-esteem, occasional depression, bizarre cycles of attachment and apathy, and antisocial behavior brought on by my cynical and slightly misanthropic view of society at large.
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Post by bex on Jan 4, 2011 0:20:54 GMT -5
My husband, God bless him, tried to talk to me about it tonight. He just doesn't understand what I'm going through today, and I just don't know how to explain it. I'm glad he wants to help me and that he's not oblivious, but I just wish in some sort of way that he would just understand without me having to say anything.
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Post by celebkiriedhel on Jan 4, 2011 3:42:10 GMT -5
I'm Kiri, and I'm a recovering 'self-fulfilling prophecy' kind of anxiety person.
I also have depression,
and a severe procrastination problem... although I'm not sure this last one counts.
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Post by sfe on Jan 4, 2011 7:35:18 GMT -5
Hi I'm Sfe. I have anxiety issues, I'm a sociophobic and I think I suffer from dysthymia. My social anxiety is intense to the extent that it sometimes prevents me from leading a normal life. I haven't seeked professional help though (nor do I intend to) but I'm pretty sure that my self-diagnosis is correct.  |
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Post by thelunarfox on Jan 4, 2011 10:43:07 GMT -5
Is it okay to join the meeting if you have undiagnosable faults like jealousy (which I'm sure is born of insecurity), a tendency to get annoyed at people easily, and an underlying feeling of never really being good enough no matter what anyone says?
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Post by choco on Jan 5, 2011 0:20:47 GMT -5
Hello my name is Fab and I suffer from overblown paranoia (about everything), dysthymia, insecurity, and the constant feeling of inadequacy that is often exaggerated by looking at people I went to school with on Facebook and seeing what awesomeness their lives seem to be turning into. I also feel like I suffer from being too sensitive and being very lonely and not learning how to say no out of politeness.
I'm sure there's more but I won't bog everyone down with a laundry list.
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Post by celebkiriedhel on Jan 5, 2011 3:34:51 GMT -5
Lunar - Of course!! You belong in this list as much as anyone  (Does that sound right?) |
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pinkfiend1
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Missing everyone
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Post by pinkfiend1 on Jan 5, 2011 16:22:57 GMT -5
Hi I'm Pink, I have low self-esteem, no confidence, I always assume I'm in trouble if someone wants to talk to me, I haven't acheived anything ever really, I struggle to hold proper conservations for longer than 10 minutes or so, I don't sleep well but when I do fall asleep it's difficult to wake me up and I sleep forever but always wake up tired, I've as good as lost most of my friends, I'm not a big of fan of change, nobody trusts me, I'm not good at explaining myself, I'm a huge procrastinator, and I very rarely enjoy something even Simming. On a plus I'm supposedly not clinically depressed.
I'm pretty sure that's everything.
I feel like a real winger now.
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Post by Stacy on Jan 5, 2011 17:30:15 GMT -5
Hi I'm Pink, I have low self-esteem, no confidence, I always assume I'm in trouble if someone wants to talk to me, I haven't acheived anything ever really, I struggle to hold proper conservations for longer than 10 minutes or so, I don't sleep well but when I do fall asleep it's difficult to wake me up and I sleep forever but always wake up tired, I've as good as lost most of my friends, I'm not a big of fan of change, nobody trusts me, I'm not good at explaining myself, I'm a huge procrastinator, and I very rarely enjoy something even Simming. On a plus I'm supposedly not clinically depressed. I'm pretty sure that's everything. I feel like a real winger now. *hugs* I trust you and I think you're cool. And I can identify with the always thinking you're in trouble thing. |
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Post by hrootbeer on Jan 5, 2011 20:09:42 GMT -5
I'm H. I have control issues. I have to have control or I go a little mad. I often suffer from anxiety when I feel like I don't have control and depression, too. My need to be in control is the reason that I'm a teacher. I have complete (or mostly complete) autonomy and control over my environment. I'm in charge. My control issue affects pretty much everything. For example, I do all the driving in my household because I get anxious when my husband (or anyone else, for that matter) drives...the only one who can drive me is my mom (underlying safety thing there). But it's so bad that once we were taking a long trip--about 8 hours, and I drove the whole way...except the first 10 minutes. We stopped at a gas station, and I made my husband change with me. I just couldn't handle it--He thought I was being crazy, so he jokingly made me promise to do something that I don't normally like to do. I knew he would have probably given in if I'd said no, but I didn't want to chance it, so I agreed.
Probably my need for control is why I like the Sims...I am in ultimate control over them after all.
I am also neurotic and what my mom calls a "worry wart". The control thing weighs on me because I don't want to be considered a nag by my husband nor do I want him to feel "powerless" in our marriage. I also don't want to be the controlling parent of my kids...you know the type. Most of my neurosis is whether or not the things I do are the right things to do. As a teacher, I am constantly critiquing what I do and if it's the best lesson and if my students know what they need to know--did they get it? I don't need them to like me, but I want them to be grateful for what they learned from me later.
And right this second, as I type these words, I'm thinking that I've written too much. I'm worried about whether or not I've made typing errors, spelling mistakes, comma splices and so on. Added to that, I'm worried that I don't post enough on this forum...mostly I lurk. Does that make my post unworthy? Should I have more posts under my belt before I am a part of the community?
See what I mean about neurotic and controlling? I often feel like a complete mess as a person.
I'm as likely to hit delete as to post this response. The fact that you are reading it means that I overcame my insecurities...and that's good...right?
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Post by Stacy on Jan 5, 2011 20:17:19 GMT -5
HrootbeerOvercoming your insecurities is good, yes! Quoting for posterity, lol.  Will actually reply to this and all the other posts later. I was so happy to see a post from you on the forum! I would like it if you would post more. All right - I went back and edited out the quote because I felt bad because I shouldn't be making the decision to leave it up or not - that's up to you.
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lepifera
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Post by lepifera on Jan 6, 2011 2:05:26 GMT -5
When I was about ten, I would slap my own hands when my not-so-coordinated fingers hit the wrong key on the piano. Sitting next to me, my mom's friend's daughter looked at me with the expression of "What's wrong with you?"
It needs not be said that I did not become friends with my mom's friend's daughter.
It was a good thing that I did not grow up in an overly literary household, and writing remained an alien activity to me during the earlier years of my life.
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Post by petalbrook on Jan 15, 2011 8:22:20 GMT -5
I'm Lisa. I have self-esteem issues that go all the way back to my childhood. My brother was/is the favorite & my mom made it very obvious. Then I went to live with another family when I was 15 & the other kid who was a "foster" repeatedly told me that I was worthless & didn't deserve to be loved.
My child is trans-gender, so I didn't even get that right & for the last 18 years I thought that was the best thing I'd ever done.
I also have depression & have been on meds for over 2 years. I tried to go off them about a year ago & pretty much went bat-sh*t crazy, so until the dr. says I don't need them anymore, I will take them. But the upside is that I'm not suicidal, which is a good thing because unlike George Bailey, I'm not worth more money dead than alive.
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Post by mdpthatsme on Jan 15, 2011 13:57:48 GMT -5
My heart goes out to you petalbrook. My family adopted two boys a few years back and even though they're under the age of 10, they both try to play favorites and try to get our parents to admit who they love more. It's horrible. (So let's start the rehab session) Hi, I'm MDP. I don't have any diagnosed features from a doctor, besides scoliosis, but I suffer from general lack of self-esteem, fatigue, anti-social behavior, apathy towards humanity, paranoia around strangers, and enough insanity that no one bothers to question why when it comes to me. [shrug]  |
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