Hello from me

[Ryker]

Hi, and hello to everyone.

Just a quick hello. I'm Ryker and I'm 46, a very lucky married father of two wonderful boys now out of their teens.

I've suffered with anxiety, panic of the full-blown meltdown variety, and all the trimmings for as long as I can remember. It got worse in my late teens and I've lived with it ever since.

I've mostly mastered the art of living with anxiety and stress I think. I thought about finding a place like this online the other day as I was talking with a friend as she was recovering from an attack. We cried a bit together and It made me wish, just occasionally there was someone I could talk to who really <-- underline that I would but I'm not good at computers -- understands what I'm feeling like.

Anyhow, look forward to meeting some nice people. Maybe having the chance to share some of my experience, and maybe make some friends or two.

ttfn

R.

[always_with_me]

Hi Ryker,

It's good to read that you've got your anxiety and stress under control. I like how you put it, "the art of living with anxiety and stress." It is an art for sure, and in all senses of the term. I hope you meet some nice people! I'm a newbie here and hoping for the same.

Have a good one!

[Ryker]

Hi a_w_m,

Thanks for the welcome.

At the end of the day we're perfectly normal. It's a misfiring evolutionary hang-over of the fight or flight reflex that keeps our animal cousins alive, and in other times would have kept us alive while our dull-sensed 'normal' friends were being mauled alive by a Smilodon.

Look forward to seeing you around.

R.

[always_with_me]

Haha! the last part! a cruel paradox, for sure.