Hi Ladies, Okay, I know that I tend to use myself and my examples to show the humerous side of things. Well, I am a social worker, Have always been. I am instinctive and good at what I do for the most part. All of my life that I remember i have said I just want to be less afraid. Afraid of everything. PTSD stuff, hyperviggilence, but I identified so many years ago that one of my biggest goals was to become less afraid. It wasn't more then 1.5 to 2 years ago that I was in a session with T and suddenly realized that what I was feeling was anxiety. CONSTANTLY. Very strange. However, I am now less afraid in the world, less anxious. Still very anxious, but now less so.

I used to pace the house and haunt it and never knew that was anxiety. I used to not be able to sit down and never knew that was anxiety. I guess I didn't learn basic tools as a kid to KNOW I had feelings, let alone identify them. it was better to play dead.

Wendy, I think it's cool that you have discovered a name for a feeling. It really does help.

Sarah, I get so angry at the trash can diagnoses of Borderline because I feel like a lot of woman have been thrown there by error and the work for that is different then the work for PTSD or just plain anxiety.

Wendy, you can have features of PTSD without meeting the whole criteria. I have always thought of you in that way when I read your posts. Anyway, be well.