Posted by awake at last on July 30, 2002, at 9:51:33
In reply to I feel more stupid and confused on this board. . ., posted by DiscoPuppy on July 29, 2002, at 10:26:52
> I've gotten a lot of great advice and comfort from reading posts (and making a few of my own) on here in the past.
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> However lately, it seems as though a lot of the posts are filled with technical jargon that leaves me with a big question mark above my head.
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> For example, if you take any of Shawn T's message at random, he talks about neuropeptides, 5-HTs, GABBAs, etc. It sounds very, very impressive, but unfortunately it means nothing to me.
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> Am I really *THAT* dumb? Does the average psycho-babble user know all this stuff?
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> Help!
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> -puppy-*************************************************
Don't feel stupid - 3 years ago I was in your shoes. Knowledge comes from research. When my doctors didn't seem to be able to figure out what was wrong with me, I went on a quest to figure it out myself. I've spent hour upon hour researching (mostly through the internet using layman terms ("fatigue", "depression",..etc.) Each reasearch sent me onto another ("thyroid", "Hypothalamus"...etc). Now, even the technical terms all make since, and eventually they will to you too. Find something you don't understand...do a search on it, or ask people here...no one will think you are stupid for asking. I'm a true believer in the old adage - "The only dumb question is the one that wasn't asked".
Good luck....
poster:awake at last
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