Help! Am I done with Gear forever???

[Sofa King Big]

Tx.

I think you just need to post a pic so we can tell you if you're ugly...


All joking aside, don't sweat it, Zyg is spot on! You can change your perceptions. It's not a condition, it's the way you see things! Just remind youself "I am the king of this hill.. No need for panic!"

You will be just fine! And happy Birthday!

 

[twilo34]

dude, i have the same problem. i never used to be like this but it developed around 2 years ago after i was assaulted really badly in a nightclub, my confidence really dropped. now i hate being in front of a large group, i start sweating, shaking, and blush. it sucks. i havent seen my doc about it but it sounds to me like i have the same problem.

 

[M.O.D]

it amazes me how many doctors blame everything on roids when most of them have very little if any knowledge about them

 

[Nathan]

I'm don't think I agree with carrera but everyone else seem good to go. I have onsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and am bi-polar. I tried lots of meds, lithium, zoloft, paxil, uh, can't remember anything else at the moment but there was another one or two I believe. Anyway, they didn't help, just made me worse. Zoloft made me very suicidal, I thought I could kill bears with my bare hands, tried to attack my mom, cut myself up pretty badly, etc. Sucked ass. Stopped the zoloft and went back to my usual, more laid back psycho self. hehehe. Anyway, so for me it seems that behavioral modification therapy helped the most. Basically, that's using your mind to help yourself. What works for me is to kind of "rationalize" my way out of an irrational situaiton (i.e. obsession, fear, or thought). It isn't exactly a rational solution that I ever come up with, in fact it makes very little sense except to me. Anyway, it works pretty well. I still often don't feel like socializing much and have trouble in groups of poeple I don't know but I can force myself to do it. I have no trouble around people I'm comfortabel with and have known for a while though. Makes it tough to meet new people sometimes and get damn well laid. Being bi-polar is really odd though cause lately I've been reclusive but sometimes I get a surge of energy and start acting out and saying amusing things and as soon as I get some encouragement from others then there's really no shutting me up. Anyway, e-mail me if I can help in any way. Oh, as for the juice, I'd be careful but I'm not convinced you absolutely have to stop. That's up to you, not your doc, but I would seriously keep a very close eye on everything.

 

[TxRugby_8]

He didn't blame it on roids, he just said it would be wise if i never used them again. He used to use himself but stopped when he stopped bodybuilding. He's a great doctor to have cuz of his knowledge on the stuff and he's acutally become a good friend of mine, that's why i hardly ever doubt his opinions.

 

[Nathan]

Re: Tx.

I think you just need to post a pic so we can tell you if you're ugly...


All joking aside, don't sweat it, Zyg is spot on! You can change your perceptions. It's not a condition, it's the way you see things! Just remind youself "I am the king of this hill.. No need for panic!"

You will be just fine! And happy Birthday!

Sorry dude, but it doesn't quite work like that. It's a chemical imbalance and while you can help yourself with your mentality, you won't ever be 100% normal. You just won't but there's nothing wrong with that IMO.

 

[M.O.D]

He didn't blame it on roids, he just said it would be wise if i never used them again. He used to use himself but stopped when he stopped bodybuilding. He's a great doctor to have cuz of his knowledge on the stuff and he's acutally become a good friend of mine, that's why i hardly ever doubt his opinions.

well they (roids) no doubt have many affects on the old brain thats for sure....take it from me, i have been using the shit for over 20 years now

 

[Eminem]

For the last 6 years I have been so shy nervous even around small groups of people I dont know. By the time I even begin to get comfortable people already percieve me as being a snob or an asshole. I cant help it, I cant talk to them not cause i dont want to but I cant. Would you recommend I get this looked at? never really thought of it as a condition. What does that medication do to help anyways?

 

[bstone]

Sorry to hear that TxRugby, but take it with a grain of salt. The mind is a very powerfull thing and much of our depression and anxiety is not what I would call a condition of being. Its more a matter of how we see things, our perspective and the way we think. You can learn to change your perceptions and the way you think, just like you can build your body, and in time, you can develope new ways of thought and perception and basically retrain your mind and get rid of anxiety.

I agree with Zyg 100%! Doctors are so quick to diagnose someone with some crazy disorder now-a-days! You know why? Because doctors have a dozen pharmaceudical reps pounding their drugs into their heads everyday. They will no doubt want to put you on some medication which you will have to be on "for life." The pharmaceudical companies do make some lovely drugs for us gear heads but, they are also churning out these damn drugs like prozac and paxil that they have spent millions on and need their money back.
It all comes down to you bro. Are you really afraid of people that much? It sounds to me like you just need a jump start of confidence and you will be fine.
Funny thing is, when I was in highschool I got jumped by these five guys. I walked away without a scratch, thanks to my buddies. Still my confidence took a huge beat down. I was not the same cocky bastard that I used to be for a long time. Eventually I got over it though. Believe or not a lot of what you are feeling probably comes from damaged pride.
My advice, get over it. Everybody has something bad that happens to them at some point in their life. It is the winners that get up, brush off their shirt and get back to business as usual. It is up to...

Your choice, gear or paxil?

 

[Puc]

Before you listen to all of these do-it-yourselfers, just answer one question.

Would you rather spend your time trying to conquer your disorder, or would you rather spend it experiencing life?

Maybe it is possible to quash your disorder without medication, but medicine is a possible solution, so don't decry it offhand.

We are willing to take steroids to make our bodies function better than they are supposed to, why not take medicines which allow your mind the same privilege??