Posts by love2Bworldly

a co-worker says she's been having panic attacks lately and is quite concerned about them.. she was given a prescription for atarax to use 'as needed' but it didn't help any.. i wonder if anyone here has had - or knows someone who has had - these sort of attacks.. what sort of symptoms were experienced?

what treatment worked??

what didn't work???.

love2Bworldly

I used to have panic attacks sometimes when I was younger and involved in the JW religion. I was also extremely shy and introverted, which I am not now. The panic attacks seemed to be linked to agoraphobia, because when I felt self-conscious is when they would materialize. It happened when I gave talks on the Ministry school, when I commented, door-to-door, and having to speak in front of classmates in high school. I would breathe too shallow (the doctor told me that's what I was unconsciously doing) and my eyes would black out for a few seconds and I would get the shakes, it was sooooo embarrassing.

I read a book on Agoraphobia, and it gave me a lot of help. I concentrated on breathing deeply when I felt nervous, and saying quietly out loud or inside my head "Let it come" "Let it come" or "It's ok" "It's ok"--meaning let the panic attack come, and it seemed to calm my body and prevent a bad attack. I also noticed that anytime I had a fluctuation in my hormones--when I was going to start my monthly cycle, my nervousness would get worse around those times.

I haven't had an attack for years, but now and then I do still feel that nervous feeling in certain situations. I know some of it was related to how shy I used to be and self-conscious.

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Evil Pumpkin Carving Pics (I hope)

by HadEnuf in

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i'm not sure if these pics will come thru.

mr. rat told me once how to post pics and i hope i remember.

brain cell death is occuring at an alarming rate in my head.

love2Bworldly

Hadenuf--my work computer has blocked your pictures. But I really enjoy the picture of you with nose-glasses! LOL

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My story

by FreeGirl2006 in

i was raised "in the faith" for most of my life.

my mother married an elder when i was 1 1/2 years old.

he came from a family of pedophiles (also jw's) and i was a pet project.

love2Bworldly

Welcome freegirl!

Sorry about all you went through, but you are ONE STRONG LADY!!! Your story will help many others who are lurking and dealing with similar stories.

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Single Dad- spark

by D in Dallas in

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hey all, i've been reading this sight for a year now and have never posted.the last topic sparked my "need" to do so.i got a girl pregnant 13 yrs.

ago that i really didn't know that well.

she turned out to be a "non-practicing j.w", according to her, until she became pregnant and realized that i was not going to marry her....i knew her for about a week.

love2Bworldly

Welcome!

Your son sounds very intelligent. If you explain to him that JWs are still involved in Pagan practices in many many ways and that it doesn't make sense that they only choose certain things to avoid.

Examples: round cakes--Pagan wedding rings--Pagan Heart shape--Pagan

I can't think of more right now, maybe some other posters can help me out here.

Also learn as much as you can about CULTS and teach him to avoid them. Not celebrating holidays is just one way the JW religion uses to ISOLATE people from family and friends. That is a CULT tactic to isolate people.

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Single dads...

by avishai in

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ladies?

how do you react?

first thought?

love2Bworldly

Whenever I see single dads raising their kids, my opinion of them goes WAY WAY UP--even if I don't know them. Kids need both parents, I find it appalling (did I spell that right?) that so many parents walk away from their responsibilities.

I was a single mom of 3 kids for many years. My children have not seen their dad in about 10 years. Unfortunately, I had to take custody/visitation rights away from him due to his domestic violence and drug abuse issues. I had no family to help me out, so it really sucked that I didn't even get breaks on the weekends or have any time to myself. Especially--there was a time when my oldest was too young to leave at home with the other two, so I had to drag all 3 kids to the grocery store or other errands at night after work.

The good news? My kids are now 19, 17 and 13 and all doing great! I get to reap the rewards of my hard work by having a good relationship with my kids and they respect me because I always took good care of them. They do not respect their dad and feel a lot of hurt and anger toward him.

When my son was in Little League Baseball for 7 years, I can count on ONE hand the games I missed all those years. Since so many dads were involved, I couldn't stand the thought of my son looking at the stands and not seeing one of his parents rooting for him--I feel really good about that.

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If you could "intelligently design" yourself, what would you change?

by AlmostAtheist in

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if you could "intelligently design" yourself, what would you change?.

you're welcome to start from the ground up, if you like.

or just suggest changes to the existing platform.

love2Bworldly

You guys are funny!

I would want my metabolism to speed up whenever I eat too much or eat junk food!!! Then I wouldn't have to worry about my weight.

And I would eradicate the possibility of having repetitive motion syndrome--I have tendonitis in my arms from typing too much over the years.

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I finally have a face

by I quit! in

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i have been here off and on for about a year and a half and this is the first time i have taken the time to add a picture.

what do you think?

love2Bworldly

Great for Halloween!!!

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Am I Being Silly?

by love2Bworldly in

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i have always loved accents, whether they're british, irish, scottish, australian, whatever.

i think they're so cute.

i have always wanted to date someone with an accent (of course they have to have a lot more than the accent going on).. now that i am to be divorced soon, i keep thinking next time i date (won't be for a while--i am just daydreaming about what i want) i want to meet someone with an accent.. since i don't have a lot of money to travel to other countries, am i just being silly?.

love2Bworldly

I have always LOVED accents, whether they're British, Irish, Scottish, Australian, whatever. I think they're so cute. I have always wanted to date someone with an accent (of course they have to have a lot more than the accent going on).

Now that I am to be divorced soon, I keep thinking next time I date (won't be for a while--I am just daydreaming about what I want) I want to meet someone with an accent.

Since I don't have a lot of money to travel to other countries, am I just being silly?