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Posted by gabbix2 on February 26, 2003, at 21:04:30
x2
Posted by justyourlaugh on February 26, 2003, at 22:12:11
In reply to yelp, posted by gabbix2 on February 26, 2003, at 21:04:30
hummmmm,
im not sure?
is this a math question?
x=2 so y must be????the number of kids on the bus?
j
Posted by lostsailor on February 26, 2003, at 22:15:45
In reply to Re: yelp » gabbix2, posted by justyourlaugh on February 26, 2003, at 22:12:11
Posted by agencypanic on February 26, 2003, at 22:28:46
In reply to Re: yelp--maybe x squared???? (nm), posted by lostsailor on February 26, 2003, at 22:15:45
Two gabbis are better than one.
Posted by Dinah on February 26, 2003, at 22:42:50
In reply to yelp, posted by gabbix2 on February 26, 2003, at 21:04:30
Posted by Tabitha on February 27, 2003, at 0:23:25
In reply to Re: yikes! What's up? (nm) » gabbix2, posted by Dinah on February 26, 2003, at 22:42:50
why yelping?
here's a response from my cat... RRReeow! Rrreeeoww! Rrreeow! Rrreeow!
Posted by noa on February 27, 2003, at 0:26:06
In reply to Re: yikes! What's up? (nm) » gabbix2, posted by Dinah on February 26, 2003, at 22:42:50
Double crossed?
Posted by noa on February 27, 2003, at 0:26:33
In reply to Re: yikes! What's up?, posted by noa on February 27, 2003, at 0:26:06
Multiples of the unknown?
Posted by IsoM on February 27, 2003, at 0:31:20
In reply to yelp, posted by gabbix2 on February 26, 2003, at 21:04:30
Posted by Eddie Sylvano on February 27, 2003, at 9:12:41
In reply to yelp, posted by gabbix2 on February 26, 2003, at 21:04:30
Posted by gabbix2 on February 27, 2003, at 9:58:19
In reply to Re: yelp » gabbix2, posted by justyourlaugh on February 26, 2003, at 22:12:11
Thank you though.
It was the all encompassing existential angst filled yelp. (duh) Yelp squared was close I guess.I'm going to do that more often. No. I won't.
I was just feeling very alone and scared and
shaky, and didn't quite no how to describe it
I actually thought maybe I didn't really exist anymore.
So I yelped. I do.Its like spring here which should be a good thing
but for some reason more sunlight makes my anxiety intolerable. I always think "this year its going to be different." Its not.
Posted by Dinah on February 27, 2003, at 11:11:46
In reply to I think Y'all have been doing to many quizzes!, posted by gabbix2 on February 27, 2003, at 9:58:19
I'm sorry Gabbi. :(
I wish there was something to say.
If yelping helps, yelp away. Sounds like you need more of a scream though.
I hate that feeling. Do they have any ideas on the meds to help that?
Posted by gabbix2 on February 27, 2003, at 12:15:04
In reply to Re: I think Y'all have been doing to many quizzes! » gabbix2, posted by Dinah on February 27, 2003, at 11:11:46
Seriously.. I'm not getting any new ideas except a tiny dose of Zyprexa I'm worried about the guaranteed weight gain though. I'd be okay with it if I could take it once in a while as a P.R.N. but I don't know if its that kind of drug, my Dr. is worse than useless. I usually have to tell her about medications so I'm at a loss there.
The last 5 years I've been doing what NickiT2 said about treating her panic attacks I think. S said "Well if I take enough Benzo's I can sleep through them." Sadly funny.
I can't bear the thought of getting through another summer by the skin of my teeth, only to wait for the "relief" of winter depression.
Its so scary.
Posted by Dinah on February 27, 2003, at 12:18:34
In reply to Re: I think Y'all have been doing to many quizzes! » Dinah, posted by gabbix2 on February 27, 2003, at 12:15:04
It does sound scary. If it helps any, I take Risperdal on an as needed basis with my pdoc's approval, if not blessing. It does have its advantages, and I am guessing that Zyprexa would as well.
I know it's hard to face weight gain, and heaven only knows how much I hate to look in the mirror. But if it helps you get through the bad patches...
So this happens every year? Or are there any new stressors?
Take care of yourself, Gabbi Gabbi.
With enormous fondness,
Dinah
Posted by gabbix2 on February 27, 2003, at 12:57:21
In reply to Re: I think Y'all have been doing to many quizzes! » gabbix2, posted by Dinah on February 27, 2003, at 12:18:34
Thanks Dinah, that helps. I think I'll get a prescription, in the summer the weight gain seems less of a worry than in the winter time, because I find the terror much more difficult to handle personally than the depression.
Yeah, its happened every year for the past
7 or so. I'm curious myself as to why.
I never really liked the sunshine. The terror has been relatively recent. Sometimes I think its because I don't really have much of a "self"
that runs on automatic, and maybe its just that there is so much more day to get through in the summertime, and that scares me. It could be that simple, or it could be some complex chemical reaction. I thought perhaps it was from too much serotonin, but I'm on Wellbutrin now, and I can feel it happening already. Its definately the sunshine though and not just the cycle, because I can feel my shoulders drop as soon as it starts to go down. I can recognize things again.I read an article recently though that said people with B.P.D have a higher suicide rate in July.
I found that interesting because all my attempts have been in late July.All I really know is that the stress from one wasted summer adds to the panic in the next,
cause I'm reminded how I've done nothing with another year except get through it.Thanks Dinah.
Posted by Dinah on February 27, 2003, at 17:54:01
In reply to Re: Summer anxiety » Dinah, posted by gabbix2 on February 27, 2003, at 12:57:21
It sounds horrible, Gabbi. And it does sound like you've got some serious anticipatory anxiety piled on top of it.
You've still got a while, though. Try your pdoc's recommendation and see if it does any good. I hate to admit it, but the occasional Risperdal really quiets my agitation when I need it.
Are you sure the Wellbutrin isn't adding to the anxiety? It made me really agitated. NE and I don't get along.
Take care of yourself, now.
Posted by noa on February 27, 2003, at 19:30:49
In reply to Re: Summer anxiety » Dinah, posted by gabbix2 on February 27, 2003, at 12:57:21
Ever considered that it could be something along the lines of migraine/seizures/panic/bipolar spectrum triggered by light? I have a friend who wears dark glasses all the time because of her panic attacks. It is much less of a problem (no sunglasses IN the house anymore) now that she takes a combo of neurontin and and an AD. She seems to have the combo of panic attacks, "soft" bipolar spectrum symptoms, and migraines.
Posted by gabbix2 on February 27, 2003, at 20:01:31
In reply to Re: Summer anxiety » gabbix2, posted by noa on February 27, 2003, at 19:30:49
Bless you noa.. actually for coining the term
"flaming amygdala attack" Dinah told me :)But also because you know, you may have changed the course of my summer. I thought it was odd one year I didn't have the chronic panic nearly as badly when I'd gone on ,though it was actually sunnier. I was with a friend, though and she'd brought sunglasses for me, I don't normally wear them.
I attributed my calmness to the fact that it was a holiday and I was just so much more relaxed. It didn't even cross my mind, which is kind of embarassing actually. Thank-you for posting that. I'll let you know if it works, and you can feel like superwoman.
hope
hope
hope
Gabbix2
Posted by tina on February 28, 2003, at 15:08:08
In reply to Re: Summer anxiety » Dinah, posted by gabbix2 on February 27, 2003, at 12:57:21
The "another wasted summer" feeling is pretty prevalent in my anxiety about the coming season too Gabbi. Also, my birthday is in the summer and I always feel like I've wasted the year when that next number rolls around. I hate getting older and I mean HATE.
take care
tina
Posted by gabbix2 on February 28, 2003, at 15:17:16
In reply to Re: Summer anxiety--Gabbi, posted by tina on February 28, 2003, at 15:08:08
Tina my Birthday is in the summer too. My best friend likes to joke that its the entire reason for my dread. Seriously though, when you are already feeling like time has been wasted, and then your birthday marks it off, I know it increases my anxiety.
My fear of getting older is almost pathological. When people tell me
next year will be better, I think "Well how can it work for me, when the passage of time itself is one of my anxiety triggers"
Not that I say that, most poor people are just trying to say something, anything helpful.
It feels like a snare.Thanks for writing Tina
Hope hope hope.
Posted by lostsailor on March 1, 2003, at 10:19:38
In reply to Re: Summer anxiety-- » tina, posted by gabbix2 on February 28, 2003, at 15:17:16
My summer anxiety seems to do with the fact that people are more prevailent.
I do better in the Buffalo winter then in the July sun. Doc says in a way it's SAD but in reverse--like the majority of my life--and the humidity makes my running and cyceling more difficult. Frankly, though, I dislike the fact that you are supposed to be more social and outgoing and I get scared. Oh, I don't really like the daylight as much as the moonlight and that doesn't help either, I guess...Thanx all, ~tony
Posted by gabbix2 on March 2, 2003, at 13:51:33
In reply to Re: Summer anxiety--, posted by lostsailor on March 1, 2003, at 10:19:38
Yeah, the obligation to be social is a difficult one for me in the summer too. Most of the time its not that i actually have an aversion to it, I just don't know what to do. What I enjoy really is completely dependant on my mood. I can't plan ahead to do something. Though I've tried. It gets confusing, to say the least. When I see people walking around just "being" I feel even more alien. I definately feel calmer in the moonlight too, I don't know why, its another kind of reversal. I don't mind being alone at all at night really, or at any rate it feels less lonely than the daytime.
Its the daytime I feel lost.
Posted by tina on March 3, 2003, at 8:03:43
In reply to Re: Summer anxiety-- » tina, posted by gabbix2 on February 28, 2003, at 15:17:16
That's exactly EXACTLY how I feel Gabbi. You read my mind. I wish I could convey that feeling to others when they insist on making a big deal out of my birthday but they just don't get it.
I'm glad I'm not alone in feeling that way.
hugs
tina
Posted by noa on March 3, 2003, at 19:19:32
In reply to Re: Summer anxiety--, posted by gabbix2 on March 2, 2003, at 13:51:33
Yeah, I guess in winter, there is the expectation that it is ok to hibernate a bit, and even when you want to be outside, the outdoor population of humans (not in vehicles anyway) is less than in summer.
But your winter does sound more temperate than some of ours. Maybe I would like winter better in that kind of clime. OTOH, I think your daylight hours are shorter in winter than mine, and I think for me that is at least part of the problem. Maybe you are genetically well suited for your geography, or geographically well-suited for your genetics! I was going to say that maybe you would be happier at an even more northern lattitude, where the winters are long and the summers short, and winter nights are long and days short, but then you'd have to give up the temperate winters.. not to mention having to put up with very long daylight hours in the summer. Oh well. I guess you could have a "summer" home in southern South America, so that you can always be "on the dark side" of the earth!
Start shopping for superb sunglases and a good hat with a big brim! Or a parasol?
Take care.
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