Hi frankie9900, I just joined as well and noticed that no one had responded to your post. :) I understand how frustrating it can be when someone doesn't understand your anxiety (in your case it's a doctor, but I think all of us have people who don't understand us). Hopefully all the people here can stick together and encourage each other to fight through our issues. :)
I'm actually curious about some of the things you said, like how you said you had "inappropriate outbursts of emotion over situations." What does that mean? Also, I hope the people in this forum are nicer about broken rules, because that sounds unfriendly at the other place! Hopefully this is a better place for you.
I just joined this group. I actually saw a thread that was started back in 2011 about blood pressure and anxiety. I definitely have cuff anxiety or Blood Pressure Phobia (I'm being treated by a doctor for hypertension and she doesn't always seem to understand my anxiety and how it effects my BP). I was bullied in school and was abused (verbally and physically). I avoid situations that I think will trigger me and have difficulty talking to new people, found dating to be a nightmare and have had very inappropriate outbursts of emotion over situations. People have treated me like I'm defective or broken because of these outbursts.
I find that journaling helps. I don't personally like meditation/mindfulness stuff, but that is just me. I will say that I was on a forum not long ago and broke some rules by accident. I told someone, "Gee, I'd like more information about that" and was accused of asking others to do research for me. Uh, saying I'd like to know more about a topic doesn't constitute asking someone to research something. I didn't realize I was doing anything wrong and the administrators sent me private messages telling me I was in violation and gave me warnings. I never meant to do anything wrong. So, please be patient with me. A gentle reminder of any rule I might break will suffice with me. "Just to let you know that you broke rule #2 ... please don't" will be enough. Thanks for reading and I hope this is a good place for me.
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