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[quote=Anonymous]PP @ 22:32 here.

Some thoughts to consider:

-are you waking up in the middle of the night, often from an nightmare?

-  do you have a difficult time falling asleep because your mind is racing?

-  is it hard to concentrate (read/comprehend long test, for example?)

- are you having panic attacks?

- have your eating habits changed?  Loss of appetite?  Increased appetite?

- are you easily distracted?  How are your moods?  Do you feel on edge/impatient/grumpy/angry often?

- are you fearful of "normal" things that have not caused you stress and anxiety previously?

- do you have a drink (or more) to calm down/settle your nerves?

- do you feel out of control?  Is being in control very important to you?

These are all things I wish a doctor or any medical professional would have thought to ask me when I went in for check-ups or the few times I went to the doctor because I was ill.

I wanted and needed help, but really felt embarrassed that I was considered crazy and mentally ill (see above posts - quite a stigma there).  Instead, I got congrats on losing so much weight after having a baby, pats on the back, dismissive attitudes and asked if I spent all day sleeping/lack of energy.

Ask for help.  Go to your regular doc and lay out all of your symptoms.  Go from there.[/quote]

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