Posted by UgottaHaveHope on April 17, 2007, at 0:42:50
In reply to Re: I CANT BELIEVE YOURE 18 YEARS OLD, posted by football on April 16, 2007, at 10:57:14
First the bad: Youre 18 about to being the prime of your life and it is a shame you have to go into it worrying about and dealing with emotional issues. Kids like you should be thinking about girls, video games, things to blow money on, trips to the beach and NOT urinary retention.
Now the GOOD: I was 27 when all this hit me. Because I was so young, my body held up much better than someone twice my age for anxiety, bizarre side effects (urinary retention hasnt been one but Ive had a zillion others, esp on Prozac). By going through this at a little earlier age, you hope to get it solved by the time you reach middle age if not earlier. Because if it comes out of the blue and smacks you then you may are prone to additional health problems which can make the emotional issues much more difficult to deal with. In my opinion (and I could be wrong) its a little harder to deal with depression when you also have to think about arthritis, diabetes II, hip surgery, bad back, high blood pressure, etc.
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