The $%*! frustration thread

[chrono eric]

I can't breathe, it feels like I'll faint, nothing helps, and I need to run, but there's nowhere to go because it's right around the corner. This feeling is totally unique from other worries I have, like oh-shit-I-didn't-do-my-English-work-and-I-have-English-last-period-but-no-way-to-finish-my-work. This worry scares the shit out of me and often comes in waves after the original thought.

Do you become acutely aware of your heartbeat, and do you feel as if you are having a heart attack and that you will drop dead any second? Do you have racing thoughts that you can't get under control and think you need immediate medical attention?

@ placidchap - Corporate zombies are just so common, that's why I used the example.

[teaflower]

Sometimes, yes.

Um... gripes... still don't know how to work a microphone. Need one for a school project.

[chrono eric]

Sounds like you indeed suffer from a panic disorder then. They are easily manageable with anti-anxiety medication. I'd suggest looking into it if you aren't on any already. It can be a debilitating condition to live with, especially when you get into the working world.

[teaflower]

I try to get by with no medicine, as it's not as bad as some others. It usually happens at night. Are you, like, a psychiatrist or something?

New gripe! Last night, my mother got a 2 liter bottle of orange soda, right? She says, "Shannon, you might want to stick that in the drawer." But I say, "No! That's mean. I'll get some later tonight and let my brother have some." Thing is, I didn't feel like soda last night, so I didn't have any.

This morning! I went downstairs and the bottle of orange soda from last night was sitting pleasantly on the coffee table, completely drained.

Now, what gets me is that my brother didn't even offer any. And he knew I didn't have some because I hadn't opened the bottle. He's a jerk and I hate him.

[chrono eric]

No, but you've probably picked up on the fact that I know a large amount of information about biochemistry and neurology. I went to school for biochemistry and I did neurology and genetics research for several years with a grant from the NIH. I'm familiar with a lot of psychiatric disorders like that. I myself have suffered from a panic attack several times, and it was the worst experience of my entire life. It was caused by a very specific trigger though, and once I knew what caused it, avoiding that trigger prevented any subsequent serious attacks.

[Shee]

I feel like shit.  Eeewwww.  I fainted before...it was very lame.

[FaustWolf]

You okay there, Shee? Careful where you faint -- the Compendium needs much sought-after Temporal Flux event coding skills.

[Shadow D. Darkman]

Ouch, Shee, what went wrong?

[Shee]

The fainting was actually in August...and once more in '04....

now it's a throat/fever issue.  I'm a clammy sweaty mess and I'm fairly sure that our water gets shut off from 8am-2pm tomorrow. I have a job interview at 3.  Awesome.  I've done NOTHING today except watch ESPN and The Brak Show.  I know it's rough when I can't handle an ep of The Wire (best show ever, btw).  It's...how you say....lame?

[Radical_Dreamer]

Z, though I know that my words will not alleviate your pain, know that it shall pass, and that you will come out of it stronger, and free to pursue a woman who does not favor mystical beliefs over true human bonding.

[ZeaLitY]

Thanks again, everyone.

Yes, this may be a horrible world. But:

[Shadow D. Darkman]

What is that guy's name, BTW?

[V_Translanka]

Isn't that Konoha's White Fang, aka Kakashi's father, Sakumo?

[ZeaLitY]

Pretty sure it's the Fourth. That was when Naruto was reading Jiraiya's first book.

[V_Translanka]

Ah, I thought it was one or the other...They look too similar in the manga when they're both younger...V_V