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  11/5/2003 9:33 pm

Hi, I am expecting my 4th child in April of 2004. I too am jealous of normal people who can just deal with everything without getting fustrated. Sometimes I jsut dont know what to do with myself. What do you do?
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  11/6/2003 9:57 pm

I totally say this about everyday. It is especially hard with my children...why don't other parents worry over everything with their kids. I mean they could get sick, fall off the monkey bars, or worse grow up to be like me ;) But I do know that us with anxiety tend to be more compassionate and considerate of others feeling, so I try to find the positive in that too! Try to view your anxiety in a good way-you are probably very detail oriented and always think about how things would make other people feel! I of course am not saying that people w/out anxiety are not like this nor am I saying that anxiety is a good thing, but it does help to find the positive in things. Please keep in touch and let us know how you are doing! Thanks and good luck,
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  11/8/2003 10:51 pm

So true about us being more compassionate due to our anxiety! I am the same way. I tend to over-think how others feel and never want to hurt feelings because that would just be something more for me to stress about. Seriously though, I like your approach about thinking of the positives.
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I see a naturopath doctor and take some herbs that take the edge off. I'm taking something called rauwalfia and also kava kava and GABA. I see the naturopath because she is trained in herbal medicine and can help me with dosages. I also want to make sure I'm not harming myself with the herbs by trying to self-prescribe. I also check in with my psychiatrist on an as-needed basis. A couple times last week, I had some anxiety attacks and took klonapin to help me at night. He knows about the herbs and is supportive. I wish all my doctors were as cool as him.

I hate living like this and will be glad when construction is over. My original post was in June and we were supposed to be done by October. Now, I'm hoping the main work will be done by December 1 and the painting by the New Year.

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