Thoughts

[jennythereader]

When I was being evaluated for ADHD last week the counselor kept asking me about anxiety. I told her I didn't really think I had a problem with anxiety.

Later though it occurred to me that could be a question of perception. If anxiety is a constant state for me, would I even really be aware of it? I know I'm usually fairly tense, but what I don't know is if I'm unusually tense.

Is the fish aware of the water it's swimming in?

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[glinda-w.livejournal.com]

Is the fish aware of the water it's swimming in?

That used to be me, regarding disthymia, constant low-grade depression.

(Also, <3 your page title; I tend to describe myself as half Christian, half pagan/Wiccan, half agnostic. *grin*)

[jennythe-reader.livejournal.com]

:)

The way I look at it, my personal philosophy is half christian/half buddhist; while my faith is half christian/half pagan.

[fallenlibrarian.livejournal.com]

i hear you. sometimes it takes.. hearing other people's experiences and getting.. an instinct, for lack of a better term, that it really *isn't* this way for other people.

but when i'm asked these kinds of questions by my therapist, i'm never sure quite how to answer. largely because of the question you just asked.

[jennythe-reader.livejournal.com]

There are lots of health related issues, both physical and mental, where I know what's normal for me, but I don't know what "the norm" is. It sometimes makes talking to a doctor interesting.

[purpura.livejournal.com]

Well, you know you get social anxiety upon certain conditions and things... that could be a step to go on. Or some sort of useful metaphor.

[jennythe-reader.livejournal.com]

This is true, and probably worth mentioning to the new counselor I'll start seeing another week.