i totally deal with this same issue all the freakin time. i hevent figured out a great way to deal with it yet. im afraid if i try to talk about it to people then it will just freak them out and make them think that i am like a psychic vampire or something and i know its unhealthy to think that stuff but i just cant help it for some reason
Sorry to haggle on but,despite all the big talk on my previous two posts here,I just came back from the mall,and just got hit myself with the
feelings of paranoia/persecution purely based on appearance (on mones too).Way I deal with is is to push an air of confidence and adopt a "what you see is what you get! Like it or not!This is me!" poise.
yeah thanks for sharing what I think is some people are maybe not understanding what I'm talking about, I'm not talking about being paranoid due to me being trans it's more with people who are in my life.
Do you want to make the preoccupying inner self-imposed thoughts your experience of reality,or do you want to take take the plunge and truly have what might be a valuable experience?Just throwing out some for for thought.Take care,Hon.
I think it's conditional.You are dealing with the first important step,which is realizing the problem:subconscious hangover from past episodes of abuse/negatve situations and who and where THEY CAME FROM/TRIGGERS.Life equation:Experience requires risk.Not taking some risk is stagnant.Putting myself into unknown situations has proved more lucrative/fullfilling to me.Everyone has the personal power to be a potential mover,rather than a bystander in life.More fullfilling.
for some reason when i do video replies they dont go to the right place apparently. learn slow breathing excercises,get loads of excercise,if you can take benedryl, take that when you feel particularly anxious but do slow breathing as well. the more you can do to slow your breathing and heart rate the better you'll feel. good luck luv.
I would suggest seeing a Doc as others have stated. But you may be suffering from hereditary Bi Polar since you stated your Mom has it. It runs in my family as well and many of my Nephews and Nieces suffer from it.
If that is it , a Doc can get you on the right Meds to keep it controlled and You WILL FEEL a Lot Better
I would like to see a Doc about it, but can not afford to as this time. I know my mother was not discovered with being Bi Polar for many years, and I'm glad she is able to get treatment now. I do know such types of disorders run in my family very strongly. Thank you so much.
Wow, I have these thoughts ALL THE TIME! I can tell you several examples just from today. It's so interesting that you did this video when this has been on my mind so much lately. As for coping mechanisms, I have none, I wish I could offer some up, but I still struggle with this on a daily basis.
Well as you know I know what the struggle is like, and yes it is very much on a daily basis, I sure hope for the best with you, I do know I tend to try to talk to people and force myself to be social when I start getting too bad, it sometimes helps
Paranoia is something that almost every Trans person goes through. For me it passes as you get settled in your new life. Or it could be you just have a medical issue that needs to be looked into and treated before things change in your life...
Win and I were talking about this the other day and she has also said the same thing that you have as for thinking it will settle down a bit after SRS. As for the medical issue goes I have been diagnosed with Major Depression with Manic episodes a very long time ago and spent time in treatment for it. I am suppose to be on meds for it, but took myself off of them almost 14 years ago. For the most part I have learned to deal with things, but it seems things over the last year have gotten worst
I take quite a few meds one of which is an antidepressant and from what I have heard depression rates are high with trans persons. I think just about everyone would be upset if they where born in the wrong body. For me I just started taking meds this year and they have made a big difference for the better in my life.
you very well have an anxiety disorder. it could be chemical and is defo a part of depression. yes it can be hereditory. see someone to get it sorted. start with a doctor familiar with mental health issues.lads of us feel the same way you do.
I'm not sure what happened to my reply but I really wanted to thank you for the video, it was not attached as a reply but I found it in my stats. I have wondered about the anxiety issues, but being I can't afford a doc not sure what to do other than to deal with it.... thank you for sharing your comping suggestings
My advice would be to categorize your types of paranoia so that you can determine whether or not it's warranted. Being Bi I can list various situations where I've experienced descrimination and I can only imagine how it would be if I were transgendered. It doesn't take very many bad experiences with bigots to make you want to keep your head down in public and stay to yourself. There's no solution to this except for waiting a few hundred years for society to improve besides for telling them off.
well my paranoia tends to be more with friendships and relationships... I'm sure it has something to do with my being Transgendered but I'm also thinking it goes much deeper than just that. Thank you for sharing your feelings as well with me. I fully understand the paranoia based on discrimination, but I really try not to let that bother me so much these days as I have been out for a very long time now, think I've gotten used to that one by now, or would hope so
i totally deal with this same issue all the freakin time. i hevent figured out a great way to deal with it yet. im afraid if i try to talk about it to people then it will just freak them out and make them think that i am like a psychic vampire or something and i know its unhealthy to think that stuff but i just cant help it for some reason
ShpinxiLotus23 3 years ago
yeah I'm so much the same way with worrying if people will think I'm crazy
LindsayStone 3 years ago
Sorry to haggle on but,despite all the big talk on my previous two posts here,I just came back from the mall,and just got hit myself with the
feelings of paranoia/persecution purely based on appearance (on mones too).Way I deal with is is to push an air of confidence and adopt a "what you see is what you get! Like it or not!This is me!" poise.
GirlsOfGlory 3 years ago
yeah thanks for sharing what I think is some people are maybe not understanding what I'm talking about, I'm not talking about being paranoid due to me being trans it's more with people who are in my life.
LindsayStone 3 years ago
Do you want to make the preoccupying inner self-imposed thoughts your experience of reality,or do you want to take take the plunge and truly have what might be a valuable experience?Just throwing out some for for thought.Take care,Hon.
GirlsOfGlory 3 years ago
I think it's conditional.You are dealing with the first important step,which is realizing the problem:subconscious hangover from past episodes of abuse/negatve situations and who and where THEY CAME FROM/TRIGGERS.Life equation:Experience requires risk.Not taking some risk is stagnant.Putting myself into unknown situations has proved more lucrative/fullfilling to me.Everyone has the personal power to be a potential mover,rather than a bystander in life.More fullfilling.
GirlsOfGlory 3 years ago
for some reason when i do video replies they dont go to the right place apparently. learn slow breathing excercises,get loads of excercise,if you can take benedryl, take that when you feel particularly anxious but do slow breathing as well. the more you can do to slow your breathing and heart rate the better you'll feel. good luck luv.
boyoedge 3 years ago
thanks... if I didn't have the responsibilities I do I think I'd just smoke weed still, but hell it's too bad it's illegal here in Texas
LindsayStone 3 years ago
I would suggest seeing a Doc as others have stated. But you may be suffering from hereditary Bi Polar since you stated your Mom has it. It runs in my family as well and many of my Nephews and Nieces suffer from it.
If that is it , a Doc can get you on the right Meds to keep it controlled and You WILL FEEL a Lot Better
Hope you get along with your life OK
1234uz 3 years ago
I would like to see a Doc about it, but can not afford to as this time. I know my mother was not discovered with being Bi Polar for many years, and I'm glad she is able to get treatment now. I do know such types of disorders run in my family very strongly. Thank you so much.
LindsayStone 3 years ago
Wow, I have these thoughts ALL THE TIME! I can tell you several examples just from today. It's so interesting that you did this video when this has been on my mind so much lately. As for coping mechanisms, I have none, I wish I could offer some up, but I still struggle with this on a daily basis.
dsun89 3 years ago
Well as you know I know what the struggle is like, and yes it is very much on a daily basis, I sure hope for the best with you, I do know I tend to try to talk to people and force myself to be social when I start getting too bad, it sometimes helps
LindsayStone 3 years ago
Paranoia is something that almost every Trans person goes through. For me it passes as you get settled in your new life. Or it could be you just have a medical issue that needs to be looked into and treated before things change in your life...
carouselkitten 3 years ago
Win and I were talking about this the other day and she has also said the same thing that you have as for thinking it will settle down a bit after SRS. As for the medical issue goes I have been diagnosed with Major Depression with Manic episodes a very long time ago and spent time in treatment for it. I am suppose to be on meds for it, but took myself off of them almost 14 years ago. For the most part I have learned to deal with things, but it seems things over the last year have gotten worst
LindsayStone 3 years ago
I take quite a few meds one of which is an antidepressant and from what I have heard depression rates are high with trans persons. I think just about everyone would be upset if they where born in the wrong body. For me I just started taking meds this year and they have made a big difference for the better in my life.
carouselkitten 3 years ago
my issues with meds is I felt like it hurt me as an artist, because I didn't feel as much... but they had me on several also
LindsayStone 3 years ago
you very well have an anxiety disorder. it could be chemical and is defo a part of depression. yes it can be hereditory. see someone to get it sorted. start with a doctor familiar with mental health issues.lads of us feel the same way you do.
boyoedge 3 years ago
I'm not sure what happened to my reply but I really wanted to thank you for the video, it was not attached as a reply but I found it in my stats. I have wondered about the anxiety issues, but being I can't afford a doc not sure what to do other than to deal with it.... thank you for sharing your comping suggestings
LindsayStone 3 years ago
My advice would be to categorize your types of paranoia so that you can determine whether or not it's warranted. Being Bi I can list various situations where I've experienced descrimination and I can only imagine how it would be if I were transgendered. It doesn't take very many bad experiences with bigots to make you want to keep your head down in public and stay to yourself. There's no solution to this except for waiting a few hundred years for society to improve besides for telling them off.
fywacia 3 years ago
well my paranoia tends to be more with friendships and relationships... I'm sure it has something to do with my being Transgendered but I'm also thinking it goes much deeper than just that. Thank you for sharing your feelings as well with me. I fully understand the paranoia based on discrimination, but I really try not to let that bother me so much these days as I have been out for a very long time now, think I've gotten used to that one by now, or would hope so
LindsayStone 3 years ago