Comments on: today

By: Christina

Christina — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:09:49 +0000

Thanks for this post, Raymi. Many that suffer from various psyche disorders are often quick to hide their conditions. I, too, have dealt with one. For over a decade, I’ve been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder. Many don’t understand why those with psyche probs do and act the way they do when their condition has a “flare-up”. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for promoting awareness to these issues and showing so many people that many with these diagnoses can be overcomers & live a victorious life.
Sincerely,
Chris

By: raymismom

raymismom — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:02:35 +0000

This is another one of those “proudest moments” for you,
I know you will be a success in this next journey

As for opening up to “the rapist”

i think you are so wise not to reveal your creative side just yet
Keep it so real this time around, no entertaining
keep it raw
that way it will be all real and honest

And remember
these shrinks are only human too

I hope hes not reading
But your last shrink ended up on the other side of the couch

with his own anxiety meltdown

some better than others
they are here to help
and only human too

I love you ox

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:36:35 +0000

“You should have a blog devoted just to anxiety and shit!”

Guess what? You’re reading it.

By: Krista

Krista — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:20:41 +0000

I work with an alcoholic who is extremely nonfunctional. She comes in smelling awful, slurring her words and is generally a health hazard. I think she will lose her job soon and part of me is thankful not to have to fear for my safety and the other part of me is sad thinking this person couldn’t find a good enough reason help herself enough to get off the bottle and turn her life around. It’s just a sad thing to see everyday.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:59:55 +0000

i too suffer from anxiety .. panic attacks galore.. i hate talking about it.. cause most people are like OH ITS IN YOUR HEAD!! DUh. its like fuck off.. whatever.. what are you most afraid of.. times that by 10!! Drinking was taking me down a path a year ago!.. like everyday!.. then I started breaking out in hive an having stomach problems.. I went to the docs. an I am apparently allergic.. i have been pretty much drink free.. yup semi boring.. now i bake an eat.

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:41:03 +0000

good luck w/ that. Someone else mentioned rescue remedy for the anxiety shit, it seems to work for me pretty well. When I was still living with my mom I stopped sleeping and spent all night freaking out and my mom, being a hippy just gave me a bunch of herbal anti anxiety shit and the rescue remedy actually got me to sleep.
Good luck with the therapy stuffs. Your blog rocks.

By: celeri

celeri — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:18:28 +0000

great post raymi, best of luck with everything. you rock and always will even without booze.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:54:28 +0000

Thank you for this. My bi polar anxiety is costing my marriage, so this post is very timely for me. I am going to be going to therapy next May for the second time in my life. My first therapist was also for pain and he was a dick and traumatized me. But, I have to do something because I will lose everything if I can’t manage this. I can’t take meds and don’t want to, so I guess I better start talking.

Anyway, thanks Raymi, this made me feel less alone.

By: raymi

raymi — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:35:52 +0000

i was clarifying myself to kanerry mostly, we all so sensi hah.

By: amber

amber — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:32:50 +0000

“i said headcase in a funny voice ps. i’m not hatin’ i just know that when i go emo it give everyone permission to follow suit.” i know my ha was because i was thinking the same thing when reading the other comments(about your post being a catalyst for others talking about their own situations/experiences). it wasn’t mean-spirited at all.