Posted by bulldog2 on May 18, 2008, at 14:40:04
In reply to Re: Changing medication » bulldog2, posted by Hobbyhawk on May 18, 2008, at 5:58:38
> > Sounds a lot like my case. To this day speaking to an authority figure where we speak face to face such as in a room at a desk can provoke a panic anxiety attack. Needless to say this put a severe rimp in my professional life.
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> While I do understand how your type of anxiety arises and the debilitating problems that come about (I have suffered as well), what I was trying to describe was a type of compliant behaviour where a person doesn't want to cause trouble or be demanding or have an argument; where they try to blend into the background. I must be passive, I must have things done to/for me, I must not have an opinion, I /must not contradict or question an authority figure/. As I said, this was a habit that I learnt in childhood as a defence against irrational adult behaviour. Sadly, it failed frequently then and acts against my best interests now.yes that is very much my case. My parents were very strict and I dared not voice an opinion or I risked a beating or a slap across the face. They extinguised my self esteem and my ability to lead a normal life.To this day my old mother attempts to control and squash any bit of happiness in my life..Feels I was born to serve her.
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