I hope I'm not doing something stupid. . .

[One Confused Puppy]

You guys know about the Trials and Tribulations I've been putting myself through with the sewing class (the bigger issue being the fear of making mistakes and not being "perfect."  PTSD rears its ugly little head again.)

Well, now that I've survived that, I've signed up for a writing workshop which is put on by the biggest writers' group in this area - I know a lot of people there and they are good folks.

When you take writing workshops, you share stuff that you have written and it's out there for people to critique.  That's a bit different from an outright "mistake" like in sewing (i.e., a broken needle, a tangled-up machine, etc.)  A critique is just somebody trying to be helpful, offering their opinion, like "Could you have handled that scene in a different way?"  It doesn't feel as threatening.

I need to get out of the house and be around other people; otherwise, I can see myself getting kind of agoraphobic and just wanting to hide in my room all the time.

I'm trying to go head-on against my own fears by doing this kind of stuff.  Does that make any sense??

[ddg]

Makes sense to me. I am trying to do the same thing- meet more friends so I don't hide in my apartment all the time.

You rock!!

[Peace, Love and Pretzels]

tops, I am totally doing that right now.  I just don't want to go ANYWHERE. With ANYONE.  or without ANYONE.  This is SO not me.  psyche doc (p-doc) is telling me he is putting me on meds as I am getting worse in that way in his eyes.  I won't do it - not at this point anyways.  I get to fess up to him tomorrow that I didn't get the script filled.  Ah well....

I think your writing class is a great idea.  It is right up your alley, and I so get the 'critique' vs. 'wrong' thing. 

So many hugs to you hon....

get out there!

[Conrad]

Psych meds have a 75% (or higher) discontinuance rate.

JD

[Peace, Love and Pretzels]

John, he is complaining that I am not getting out and about.  There is truth to that statement so I have to give him that.  IMHO I need to respect what he says and go after it because, as tops states - being agoraphobic is clearly not mentally healthy.  However, I will try it on my own at first.  I have done the 'stop start' meds thing.  It becomes an exercise in futility really when doing it that way.  When and if I go back onto meds, it will be because I am absolutely certain that I can't muscle my way through. 

[teresa]

Andi, this is exactly the 'rut' I have been referring to.........

topo, I am sooo there with ya.... It's all I can do to go to the grocery store anymore........ and I've been screwing with my meds by not taking them.  I just can't seem to remember anymore and I've been on these for years.....


big hugs,

t

[Conrad]

Andi, this is exactly the 'rut' I have been referring to.........

topo, I am sooo there with ya.... It's all I can do to go to the grocery store anymore........ and I've been screwing with my meds by not taking them.  I just can't seem to remember anymore and I've been on these for years.....


big hugs,

t

Make that 76%

JD

[One Confused Puppy]

Just got home a little while ago from the first meeting of the writing seminar, and am incredibly WIRED up!  I think this is going to be a lot of fun, hanging with cool people who all love to write and have a lot of experience in various fields.

And the new med I am on seems to be helping too. 

For the moment, life is good, and I have learned to savor those moments!!

[pete42]

Enjoy, it, puppy.
You deserve some joy - happyness.

Come to think of it....  we ALL do, don't we? 

[msdisenchanted]

Just got home a little while ago from the first meeting of the writing seminar, and am incredibly WIRED up!  I think this is going to be a lot of fun, hanging with cool people who all love to write and have a lot of experience in various fields.

And the new med I am on seems to be helping too. 

For the moment, life is good, and I have learned to savor those moments!!

hooray!! for you!  you give inspiration to the rest of us

[chris]

OCP
Glad the meds are working for you.
I’m probably in the same boat as you guys are. If I didn’t take tie to the gym I wouldn’t go anywhere. I always kind of needed a reason to be out of the house. I think I was that way as a kid to.  I had a horse when I was a kid. When that part of my life was over I had no reason to leave my room. I didn’t have to take care of anything and I didn’t compete so I stayed in my room. Since I lost the last part of my life I stayed at home a lot.