Observations about Anxiety

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KendraDZ1902 said:
Yeah, no. First of all, there is no such diagnosis of “Anxiety Disorder.” There are several types of anxiety disorders. You have some that are short term, you remove the stressor and you are cured. Then, you have long term anxiety disorders, which aren’t as simple as removing the stressor. I’m not a negative Nancy. I know it may be hard to believe, but people really do have mental illnesses. It has NOTHING to do with thinking more positive or praying harder or putting more trust in God…I’ve been told those things, plus more. It is a big slap in the face to tell someone that if they just think happy thoughts that their illness will go away. When I was first diagnosed by my PCP, he told me that I was depressed and had GAD. I told him, “how can I be depressed when I am happy.” Well, it is more complex than being happy, by the way.
I have a great psychiatrist and a wonderful psychologist. They have helped my by teaching me coping skills, so I can deal with my illnesses, among other things.
The lady you talked about doesn’t seem to have any medical degrees that I could find. Her occupation is like, a motivational speaker. Her Midwest Center for Stress and Anxiety doesn’t even look like an actual center, like where people can go and get help. A simple Google search shows many negative consumer reports. Heck, if only those people wouldn’t be so negative! :rolleyes: Like, it’s the person with the mental illness own fault. Please, tell a diabetic or cancer patient that if they just think more positively or wish their disease way, that it will go away.
I don’t know your family, but they may have had a short term disorder. That’s why they were “cured” so fast.
Oh, and her business isn’t even BBB accredited.
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Woah. Where did I say to just think positive happy thoughts? I said the elimination of can’t-do negative thinking was the point to this form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I said to anticipate, i.e. have Hope, for the positives in life. Obviously, every situation is vastly different and can’t be adequately addressed in a random internet post, but she has testimonials from the anxiety sufferers give their own accounts. Many of them had been on medicine for years with no improvement. Many tried this as a last resort and it worked. One woman even tried it with the belief that it wouldn’t work but she had money to burn so she thought what the heck and it worked for her. These testimonials had serious phobias far worse than my relatives. My one relative tried different meds for years with no relief. She was probably worse on meds due to the month it takes to get used to the meds. She did the CDs as a last resort and it helped get her about 75% back to normal after several months of work. It’s not a quick fix. I can see why internet reviews from people who are not helped by her system would be negative after spending $450, especially if they are impatient or unrealistic. BTW, the BBB is a private organization. Mental disease is way too complex to expect Lucinda Bassett to refund every dishonest person’s money at the request of the BBB if people claim not to find some improvement. Zoloft and other meds have certainly helped many, but one wonders how much psychologists and big pharma really want to cure people when they stand to lose money by actually curing people. My relative’s psychologist had “very nice talks” but remember they bill per session and with internet reviews, if they say something you don’t want to hear, you might complain about them on the internet, so we’ve become somewhat of an appeasement society where we only say what people want to hear.

Thanks for going easy on me. 😃 Initially, my relatives were far more frustrated and negative than your response. There’s an old saying, “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” For those who have no hope or belief that it might work, or those who believe that only pedigreed specialists are exceptional, or those who like the attention from being a patient, then you should probably save your money. I take that back. My relatives never would have done it if I hadn’t bought it for them. Lucinda can’t give it away for free because people would never believe that something free would work.
 
ManOnFire said:
Are people with anxiety generally attracted to both low stimulation events and high stimulation events? I was surprised to find that a recent acquaintance who suffers from anxiety enjoys sky diving, adrenaline sports, and other drama. This seemed odd. She frequently talked about wanting to go on sabbatical off into the peaceful mountains alone, on vacation to find peace, or for long peaceful walks with her dog. It seemed odd for her to be so attracted to highly dramatic activities.
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Hi,

She might be having the symptoms of an anxiety disorder characteristic of people who go through different mood swings. So, she might be very likely suffering from bipolar disorder.

By the way, it’s good that you’ve realized that her behavior is very odd, because any anxiety-driven behavior really is odd in the sense that one who indulges in such behavior often can’t control their urge to act in this manner. As a result, their odd, anxiety-driven behavior can easily lead to an obsession.

For your information, I’m telling you all this as somebody who ended up being a sexual addict suffering from borderline and narcissistic personality disorders characteristic of men who’re obsessed with having sex with countless women. And, what I learned is that many types of personality disorders have one thing in common: an uncontrollable, self destructive, anxiety-driven behavior.

God bless you!

Bruno
 
ManOnFire said:
Are people with anxiety generally attracted to both low stimulation events and high stimulation events? I was surprised to find that a recent acquaintance who suffers from anxiety enjoys sky diving, adrenaline sports, and other drama. This seemed odd. She frequently talked about wanting to go on sabbatical off into the peaceful mountains alone, on vacation to find peace, or for long peaceful walks with her dog. It seemed odd for her to be so attracted to highly dramatic activities.
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I have a severe anxiety disorder and I like things as calm, uncrowded and predictable as can be. I’m sure everyone is different though.
 
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