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Originally Posted by SallyBrown
And I think you're totally right that the fact that you spent a lot of time filling in the blanks for your mom's anger, distance, and lack of approval made you extremely sensitive to changes in her mood or behavior... anything that would have helped you get a read on her. So of course you're extremely sensitive in any changes T makes... so trust yourself when you detect a change. Don't always trust your INTERPRETATION of the change... but trust that there is a change.
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Yep...that's what I get accused of, by friends and T...making assumptions as to why people do things.
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Originally Posted by SallyBrown
Good luck with your panic attacks  . I'm sorry they're eating into your life so much. Of course you're overwhelmed, this is a lot of stuff happening at once. Are you into yoga at all? I recently got more into it, and it helps me a fair amount with anxiety. |
We actually have a yoga instructor coming to work tomorrow to see if any of our clients want to do it. I've done yoga before and liked it. Maybe I should take it up again!
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Originally Posted by mcl6136
I too like the hive mind but then again, my father was a bee keeper.
And I'm allergic to bees. Just think on that one for a while.
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Gotta love the irony there...or not.
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Originally Posted by mcl6136
Also, you didn't ask about this, but think your boss's comments are worrisome, unless he said this in a tone of gentleness. Did his comments add to your anxiety and what was his purpose in bringing up that your promotion came with risks..or was this an encouraging thing? The reason that I flag this is that it strikes me as a "pile on" when you are already dealing with a lot of stress. Honestly, you sound like you're really holding it all together admirably well! I sure would be dealing with mood swings in the very least..and I'm not sure that's altogether strange.
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My boss is a pretty gentle guy, but realistic. He was simply positing about my anxiety. Plus he's a bit peeved with me because I made a mistake over the weekend that placed a client and a neighbor of the group home at risk. That's the bad thing about being in a panicked state; I make bad decisions.
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Originally Posted by CantExplain
Have you ever read up on children of alcoholics? (Actually, I expect you have.)
A lot of us here are effectively children of alcoholics, even if no alcohol was involved.
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Actually, I have not. Considering I come from a long line of alcoholics, I guess I should. Neither of my parents were alcoholic, but I can see the parallels.
My last T went from the angle that my parents were narcissistic. They were, in a sense.