SA not taken seriously by parents (or friends if you have them)

[timidgeek]

I was wondering if anyone else gets there problems or accomplishments over anxiety taken frivolously by their parent(s) of friends when they bring them up?

[Grim619]

This is the reason I haven't told my parents. They are the kind of people who would not take it seriously. My friend says it's cool if I have A small accomplishment but I wouldn't blame him if he didn't take it seriously I mean: "I took A drive today and some old lady was looking at me so I gave her eye contact for A full 5 seconds" you know what I mean?

[sanspants08]

Yeah, you'd have to pay me to bring this stuff up with friends/family. It would all sound too clinical to them and they'd stop listening after five seconds. I have some friends who have it, but since we recognized it long ago, it's old news.

[NoMarriageHole]

My mom takes that stuff WAYYY too seriously...to the point where she was going to NAMI meetings and stuff. It's one of the reasons why I've learned to hide it as well as I have. If she brings up me or my sister's panic attacks or anxiety, I am sure to flip out and leave the room because I seriously hate talking about it. I feel like she loves to pity people...and I really hate pity parties.

My dad takes the 'quit being a whiner and handle your sh*t' approach, which I like much better.

[sanspants08]

Originally Posted by NoMarriageHole

My mom takes that stuff WAYYY too seriously...to the point where she was going to NAMI meetings and stuff. It's one of the reasons why I've learned to hide it as well as I have. If she brings up me or my sister's panic attacks or anxiety, I am sure to flip out and leave the room because I seriously hate talking about it. I feel like she loves to pity people...and I really hate pity parties.

My dad takes the 'quit being a whiner and handle your sh*t' approach, which I like much better.

Wow, that's the inverse of my mother. She says, "Nothing is wrong with you, you're just creative. You want some meatloaf?" My father will understand, since he has huge issues, but the most that will come out of him will be, "Yeah, eat the meatloaf."

[NoMarriageHole]

Originally Posted by sanspants08

Wow, that's the inverse of my mother. She says, "Nothing is wrong with you, you're just creative. You want some meatloaf?" My father will understand, since he has huge issues, but the most that will come out of him will be, "Yeah, eat the meatloaf."

: That's right. You're her special boy.

[embers_of_satin]

My girlfriend is the same way, she just thinks I can get over it and "suck it up" when she forces me to go to places like parties at her brother's house with all his friends and people I don't know, and then pretty much abandon me. I like it better being left at home, so I don't feel like a wet blanket at the party, sitting in the corner being weird, and she doesn't have to worry about me, and can have fun.

[sanspants08]

Originally Posted by embers_of_satin

My girlfriend is the same way, she just thinks I can get over it and "suck it up" when she forces me to go to places like parties at her brother's house with all his friends and people I don't know, and then pretty much abandon me. I like it better being left at home, so I don't feel like a wet blanket at the party, sitting in the corner being weird, and she doesn't have to worry about me, and can have fun.

It may help you to pre-party. That way you'll be a little looser by the time you get there...even if you do have to pee before the others do.

[snowfly]

I would never tell my mom. She would find some way to make it look like I was just feeling sorry for myself and looking for an easy way out of being social, by labeling myself something with a disorder slapped to the end of it, and thus the ongoing fights continue

[someguy]

Originally Posted by Grim619

This is the reason I haven't told my parents. They are the kind of people who would not take it seriously. My friend says it's cool if I have A small accomplishment but I wouldn't blame him if he didn't take it seriously I mean: "I took A drive today and some old lady was looking at me so I gave her eye contact for A full 5 seconds" you know what I mean?

did you give that old lady eye contact for 5 seconds to teach her a lesson for rudely staring at you? cause if so then that is pretty funny i wouldnt mind doing that the next time someone rudely stares at me.

[Grim619]

Originally Posted by someguy

did you give that old lady eye contact for 5 seconds to teach her a lesson for rudely staring at you? cause if so then that is pretty funny i wouldnt mind doing that the next time someone rudely stares at me.

OH EYAAA I was about to get out and threaten her too! No seriously it ended with A nod. Whats rude about old ladys anyway? Now if it was some punk kid who has nothing better to do....