Welcome to the Anxiety Forum - A Home for Those with Anxiety, Fear, or Panic Attacks.

Search:

Type: Posts; User: hangingon

Search: Search took 0.00 seconds; generated 41 minute(s) ago.

  1. Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) from...

    Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) from Wikipedia:
    The narcissist is described as being excessively preoccupied with issues of personal adequacy, power, prestige and vanity. Narcissistic...
  2. The other problem with teaching chemistry is that...

    The other problem with teaching chemistry is that most of the professors in that subject see it as "weed out" classes, irregardless of the student's actual major. The rationale is that there will be...
  3. I walked away from my job two years ago. I have...

    I walked away from my job two years ago. I have been doing part-time teaching or teaching assistant gigs for the past two years. That would be fine except for the $700/month loan payments. Poor or...
  4. Replies
    3
    Views
    1,383

    I was watching a show today (about adult marriage...

    I was watching a show today (about adult marriage infidelity) where they talked about how when we are children we learn by rules. We learn the rules our parents teach us, the ones we learn by...
  5. Thread: Angst

    by hangingon
    Replies
    0
    Views
    1,015

    Angst

    I have heard it said that the way out of "existential angst" is through the creative process of self-realization. I don't know what it means either. I believe it has something to do with learning as...
  6. I do face my feelings. I just get sick from them....

    I do face my feelings. I just get sick from them. There have been countless mornings, afternoons and late nights (100's) over the last five years where I felt like hiding under my bed, but I got...
  7. I read what Anonymous13 wrote. The problem is...

    I read what Anonymous13 wrote. The problem is that I do what he says and I still get very ill, like the flu, partially from stress & partially from sleep deprivation. Jimmy Page used to have the same...
  8. I know there is wisdom in what you say, I hope I...

    I know there is wisdom in what you say, I hope I can apply it. I should probably clarify some things. The truth is I have only been teaching for five years, the other 15 were spent in university and...
  9. Gladys, I feel like I have done so much and...

    Gladys,
    I feel like I have done so much and failed to overcome it that it must be a physical limitation. Either I get stressed out very easy or I have been doing a job that is just not suited to my...
  10. Thread: Vincent.

    by hangingon
    Replies
    6
    Views
    2,050

    That is true for me as well. I know religion too...

    That is true for me as well. I know religion too thoroughly and objectiveley while not having it even feel real for me, so I don't feel like I can go back to it. I feel like I have been let down...
  11. I cannot continue to teach at college because of...

    I cannot continue to teach at college because of my anxiety and obsessiveness. I shake like a leaf when I get in front of people to interview. There is no fear...it is all reflex. The same thing...
  12. Are there listed ingredients? You might be able...

    Are there listed ingredients? You might be able to save a lot of money and get a higher dose by buying the ingredients at a nutrition store. I've currently started taking 1 gram of L-Lysine, 1 gram...
  13. Replies
    2
    Views
    1,428

    I have a similar kind of problem. It is like the...

    I have a similar kind of problem. It is like the stress causes an allergy condition. Glands swell, sinuses and ear canals and eyelids get irritated and swell. Get sweats, chills and nausea. I get...
  14. What have the people in your group said about...

    What have the people in your group said about dealing with outside people? Have you asked them the questions you are asking on the board? Just curious.

    The people you deal with in the "real world"...
  15. Thread: Vincent.

    by hangingon
    Replies
    6
    Views
    2,050

    I don't think the existentialism is the problem,...

    I don't think the existentialism is the problem, but it may be a source of stress. When I was religious, I was stressed out about pleasing god and worried constantly about sin and felt shame about...
  16. Replies
    2
    Views
    1,283

    I think I know how you feel. I read an...

    I think I know how you feel. I read an autobiography of a former gang member and it bothered me for several weeks. I wished I had never read it. I know your medication will work again, just remember...
  17. Hello, I am very underemployed and easily stressed

    Hello, my name is James,

    This goes on for a while, but I thought I would try to tell most of it at once. This is still vague in places, but hopefully tells you my situation. I have been trying to...
Results 1 to 17 of 17