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I never stay on drugs long though. I get discouraged easily and nervous about sude effects.

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It takes at least six weeks for many of them to kick in and begin to work. Give it a chance and don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.

Did I ask you to write something for our site blog?

I never make it to 6 weeks. If I don't feel any improvement before that I give up. I know I shouldn't but anxiety will do that. You mentioned the blog but I don't know what to write about.

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I never make it to 6 weeks. If I don't feel any improvement before that I give up. I know I shouldn't but anxiety will do that. You mentioned the blog but I don't know what to write about.

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Well, then you are shooting yourself in the foot if you don't give the drugs a chance.

From my post on the Blog --

My first kiss
The house of my dreams
My worst vacation ever
If I were invisible
My earliest memory
What I wanted to be when I grew up -- and {thirty?} years later
The best gift I ever received
If I could go back in time
The best advice my mother (or father) gave me
If I could be an animal
What three things would I take with me if I knew I would be stranded on an island for a year
The most important thing I learned in school
The hardest part of being a kid
If I could talk to an animal, which one and what would we talk about

200-800 or so words. PM the essay to me or post it on this board which I oversee. I will approve your essay and post it.

Go for it -- or be inspired to write one of your own choosing. Write about your psychiatrist or your dog or your favorite teacher.

OK. I'll try

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OK. I'll try

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No, you will NOT "try." You will produce. I'll be waiting and counting on you. By midnight tonight?

Maybe.

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Maybe.

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Don't make me stand up and come over to where you are.

You're tough but that's what I need. If you were here I would use you as my therapist. People who are nice are just enabling me to avoid life. Maybe that's what I should write about?

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You're tough but that's what I need. If you were here I would use you as my therapist. People who are nice are just enabling me to avoid life. Maybe that's what I should write about?

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Sounds good to me!

(Stick with me and we will get you off your butt to make some changes in your life.)

I think everyone feels sorry for me so that don't want to push me for fear that I'll snap. I think snapping has to be less painful than trying

To avoid snapping. No one pushes me and I feel too weak to push myself.

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to avoid snapping. No one pushes me and I feel too weak to push myself.

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I'll push you. :D

How is this?

What does normal feel like?

I ask myself that a lot. I often think I would like to feel normal for 5 minutes just so I can see what that feels like. What does that really mean? The norm is just like a statistical average. It doesn't imply anything good. The normal IQ is between 90 and 110 so an IQ of over 110 is statistically "abnormal". Psychologist rather use the term "maladaptive". If a thought or behavior inhibits your ability to adapt to your environment then it needs to change or life becomes a struggle.

I've been struggling for as long as I can rememberer because of maladaptive thoughts and behavior. I have feelings of inferiority and though I'm not antisocial, approach anxiety prevents me from reaching out and connecting to people. I know this must change and I'm glad I found this site because there is someone who will push me to change. It's all about confronting your fears, challenging those thought in your head that hold you down, and coming out if the shadow and feeling the light. One day I hope to look back and realize I was normal all along and just didn't realize it. As Pogo said, "I met the enemy and he is us".

Good job! I will post it on the blog, okay?

Sure

It's on now. I made a few plurals, but otherwise it's good to go. Any ideas for graphics/pictures?

Maybe Google sun images since I mention going into the light. Just make sure the image isn't copyrighted. Generally they are not. And thanks for becoming my online therapist . Online therapy seems the wave of the future.

There is one typo. It's says "out if" instead of "out of" in the 3rd from last line. And the fact that I noticed this does not mean I have AS. I have it on good authority.

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There is one typo. It's says "out if" instead of "out of" in the 3rd from last line. And the fact that I noticed this does not mean I have AS. I have it on good authority.

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I even added a few commas and I missed THAT? (I'm the site editor... )

Happy new year. Let's hope it's a good one.