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Normal sucks, crazy is the only way to live....
LW what you doin up this time of nite?
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.
- Rita Mae Brown
Lawl, my closest friends are completely nuts. It is one reason why we are so close.
What I mean by normal is being able to talk to people without having a panic attack. I have no idea what is causing it. It is like a self defense mechanism that has short circuited and turned on itself. For no reason whatsoever when I am talking to someone that I don't know real well, I just freak the fuck out.
Are you seeing a psychiatrist? I like to think of them as computer tech support for the mind.
Talk about timing. Here's a current quote on the T-Nation home page:
"Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from. -- Jodie Foster"
I don't want to see a shrink. I think I can work through it on my own, but it is going to take time.
What's wrong with seeing a psychologist?
Because the second you see a psychologist your health insurance labels you as a nut...and it goes into your medical records so if you try to get other insurance they think you're a nut too......thats one of the many problems with our healthcare system, people can't get the help they want without worrying about stuff like that.What's wrong with seeing a psychologist?
Lawl, my closest friends are completely nuts. It is one reason why we are so close.
What I mean by normal is being able to talk to people without having a panic attack. I have no idea what is causing it. It is like a self defense mechanism that has short circuited and turned on itself. For no reason whatsoever when I am talking to someone that I don't know real well, I just freak the fuck out.
I'm just curious, what happens to you when you start freaking out? Like, does your heart start beating faster or do you stutter or what? I sometimes get the same when i meet new people, especially when they are a friend of close friends of mine or my siblings friends that i have never met. What's also weird is that the more they are my age or +/- 5 years within my age, the more nervous i am whereas if they are much older or much younger than i am, i'm perfectly fine and have no problems.
I used to be that way, especially speaking to large groups, then one day in college I said fuck this is stupid, got up and did a presentation in front of everybody with my head high and full of confidence and since then I don't even care who I'm talking to anymore...Yeah thats it exactly. The closer they are to my age the more I freak out, but younger and older people don't bother me so much. I stutter, and can't think straight. I can't form a complete sentence, or I say things that are off the wall, then wonder later why in the hell I said that. I fidget and ticks that I normally never have start popping up. Groups are worse than one person, and the bigger the group the worse it is. I usually don't approach strangers, because I know what will happen. It isn't even about fear. It is just that it has happened to me hundreds of times, so I know that it will happen without fail.