have you tried the anti-anxiety breathing techniques for freakout interruption?
Want to share? I could have used some the other day.
Actually, I was thinking it would be sort of like a pet. You know, we could...we could name her Trixie, or Miss Kitty Fantastico, or something.
Tara ,'Empty Places'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
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Amy - Feb 04, 2014 6:56:43 am PST #8898 of 30002
Because books.
Tom Scola - Feb 04, 2014 6:57:12 am PST #8899 of 30002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
but sitting is A+, would use that method again.
BTDT.
Fred Pete - Feb 04, 2014 6:58:49 am PST #8900 of 30002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Steph, keeping it bottled in isn't a good option. And this is about as safe a place to freak out as there is.
And you don't have time NOT to deal with your feelings, one way or another.
Zenkitty - Feb 04, 2014 7:15:14 am PST #8901 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Steph, it seems to me talking to Tim would be a good thing? He's your support system, right there, and he loves you, and he already knows you're prone to anxiety attacks. And he loves you.
Steph L. - Feb 04, 2014 7:21:52 am PST #8902 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I don't want to be a disappointment to him. I don't want to talk to him about how I'm a huge failure because it's just going to emphasize that he deserves so much better than me.
Connie Neil - Feb 04, 2014 7:26:48 am PST #8903 of 30002
brillig
If you think he's going to be disappointed in you, after having known you for so long, then apparently you're very good at hiding things from him, because I think he knows most everything about you by now and loves you a whole lot.
Steph L. - Feb 04, 2014 7:29:23 am PST #8904 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I just can't.
DavidS - Feb 04, 2014 7:30:03 am PST #8905 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I don't want to be a disappointment to him. I don't want to talk to him about how I'm a huge failure because it's just going to emphasize that he deserves so much better than me.
You know...I don't want to tell you shit about your husband, but that's not him. He's not like that. He loves you - not some generic perfect wife you have made up in your head to torture yourself with.
Connie Neil - Feb 04, 2014 7:30:54 am PST #8906 of 30002
brillig
OK, if you can't, you can't. Go hug a critter, take 15 seconds to let a critter adore you, because they don't care.
Amy - Feb 04, 2014 7:32:10 am PST #8907 of 30002
Because books.
Steph, you don't have to talk to Tim or anyone about anything you don't want to. And if us piling on isn't helping, then we should stop.
I just want you to be safe right now. Would it help to talk to someone on the phone? Even if it was someone on a hotline? Sometimes it helps just to know someone else is on the other end of the line, even if you're not talking. And you're more than welcome to breathe/cry/mumble into the phone with me if you think it would help -- 484-319-6530.