Anxiety

[LacesOut]

Do you know anyone with Anxiety?
I mean, like irrational and stupid insane anxiety that cause insane stupid irrational behavior?

I'm just ranting because my brothers' GF last night got all anxious about NOTHING but to her it was the end of the world, and it totally RUINED everyone's night.

I don't get it.

Of course, sometimes we all get anxious. But, for me, it just melts away. There are no short term or long term repercussions....

But women especially seem to have this hand wringing, obnoxious attitude like they are SO damn important and that having awful anxiety about NOTHING is not their fault.

Internalize it? OK. Fine.
When it begins to effect others. That's a problem.

 

[Baron]

Yeah, women seem to be worriers by default. Add on some PMS on top of that and they can be a real joy to be around at times.

What was your brother's GF so anxious about?

 

[LacesOut]

worried about peanut allergies...
something that she made that she gave to her kid who took it to night skiing...

But the kicker is that what she made had NOTHING nut related in it...No even close...

And she just lost it....

It's a normal issue with her...worrying about nothing to the point of self destruction.

I don't understand depression or anxiety. I never get it. So when other people complain about it or sympathize with those that have it, it's totally lost on me.

My take: Everyone can be depressed or anxious. It takes work to eliminate the bad feelings associated with it. It's not something someone else can help you with. It's personal and internal. No drugs or therapy will ever work.

 

[Baron]

Studies have shown repeatedly that people are the happiest when they are living in the moment, which means they are distracted enough at this very second that they aren't thinking about the past or anxious about the future. I find that getting "in the moment" does take some practice and mental strength, but it's so worth it.

For many people, worry is their built-in reaction to almost everything. In fact, it's takes almost zero energy to worry about something concerning. It's would be way tougher for her to say something to herself like, "Although I'm worried about my child, the fact of the matter is that he isn't experiencing a peanut allergy at all right now. In fact, I can't even say for certain he even has anything in his possession with peanuts in it. I need to move on and enjoy the rest of the night with my friends." If she doesn't have the emotional intelligence to pull that off, I sure hope her boyfriend is good at calming her down.