Archive for the ‘agoraphobia’ Category
Oh, Lovely Agoraphobia!
Posted by: HSP Woman on: June 7, 2009
I am anxious and scared. And mad. At myself.
Tomorrow, my husband has plans to attend a conference. It’s very important to him, and I know that. The problem is that I am terrified. I’ve hit a rough patch over the past couple of months, and I don’t trust myself alone all week. I feel like [...]
New Online Anxiety Research Project
Posted by: HSP Woman on: September 18, 2008
It’s been a long time, and I have many things to share.
This opportunity just seems too good to not talk about right now.
Some people may remember that a while back I stumbled across a new approach to help with anxiety and panic called ACT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. From the little I’ve learned about it, [...]
A Change in Blog Direction
Posted by: HSP Woman on: February 11, 2008
I have missed sharing and recording my experiences here.
I have missed the accountability and the clarity that comes with clicking “Publish.”
Mostly, I have missed the connection and dialogue with my dear blogging friends.
But, I haven’t gone away, really.
I am still here many times a day, poking about, responding to visitors, leaving comments, reading through [...]
Scatological Silliness
Posted by: HSP Woman on: December 12, 2007
Looks harmless enough, doesn’t it?
It’s guar gum.
I bought it over a year ago when I went vegan. Not just vegan (meaning no meat, fish, poultry, dairy, eggs, honey), but I was trying a gluten-free diet, as well.
One of my absolutely favorite cookbooks (I still use it now) suggested guar gum as a thickening agent. [...]
Update: Four Months Benzo Free
Posted by: HSP Woman on: December 10, 2007
Wednesday will be my 17-Week Benzo-Free anniversary.
Well, that’s not exactly true…
About Week 14, I was feeling all worked up and stressed out over some remodeling issues going on at home. I allowed myself 1/2 of a 2.0 mg tablet of Valium. Mind you, this was after three previously stressful days when I picked [...]
My Dental Phobia
Posted by: HSP Woman on: September 13, 2007
Being agoraphobic makes going to the dentist very difficult.
Unfortunately, I’ve had this sensitivity in my teeth for about three months now. I just dread going to the dentist and hearing terrible news like my roots are rotting and major dental surgery is the only option.
This morning, however, I gathered the courage to [...]
Challenging Agoraphobia
Posted by: HSP Woman on: August 27, 2007
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A Time Out is Okay
Posted by: HSP Woman on: August 22, 2007
As I stay at home, healing, these words remind me it’s okay to take a “time out.”
The truth is that your value is your consciousness, your ability to perceive and experience.
The value of a human life is that it exists. You’re a complex miracle of creation. You are a person who is trying to live, [...]
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety Disorders
Posted by: HSP Woman on: August 12, 2007
I am very excited about reading my latest book purchase.
Here it lies on my desk — shiny, fresh, and seductive. It wants me to devour it, and the feeling is mutual. However, these projects require some prep on my part. I psych myself up for the adventure. I find a new pen and a clean [...]
Almost Benzo Free!
Posted by: HSP Woman on: July 16, 2007
It’s been two weeks since I started my final tapering off of Valium.
I’m so close to benzo freedom, I can taste it, feel it, envision it. Let me tell you, benzo freedom tastes a whole lot better than the bitter drug water I drink every night!
Here’s a quick recap of how I got to where [...]
A Global Community
Posted by: HSP Woman on: June 22, 2007
Think of no one as “them.”
Don’t confuse your comfort with your safety.
Talk to strangers.
Imagine other cultures through their art, poetry, and novels.
Listen to music you don’t understand — dance to it.
Act locally.
Notice the workings of power and privilege in your culture.
Question consumption.
Know how your lettuce and coffee are grown: wake up and smell the exploitation.
Look [...]
My Alopecia
Posted by: HSP Woman on: June 18, 2007
When I was 12, I started a new school.
It was hell. All the other kids had been together since kindergarten; I was an outsider.
Somehow, I eventually became a member of the so-called popular group
(as unpopular as I was). Thinking back, I am sure it was because I helped the others with their homework [...]
Mean People Suck
Posted by: HSP Woman on: May 16, 2007
I’ve been needing to write since I returned home from our yurt excursion. Yet every time I sit down, I’m empty. Or, maybe I am just so full of it that I am expressively constipated.
I remember this feeling well. My former pdoc used to call it a “mixed state” — a [...]
Yurts in a Good Way
Posted by: HSP Woman on: May 11, 2007
I am very excited about my upcoming adventure.
This weekend, my husband and I will enjoy a romantic getaway in a yurt.
A yurt? Yes, you read it right!
What is a yurt, you ask? In the traditional sense, a yurt is a circular tent of felt or skins on a collapsible framework, used by nomads [...]
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