| Katherine Wolfe 2004-12-28, 4:06 am |
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"Vashti" <vashti.nl@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:33be73F3rau46U1@individual.net...
> Katherine Wolfe wrote:
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> LOL! Well I never said he was a drug GOD, just that might be a good idea
> for Jamie to direct his question to him. I'm not in a position to
> comment on his youth<g>, he just happens to be a psychiatrist who posts
> to the anxiety-panic newsgroups and learned about panic and anxiety the
> hard way: personal experience. He's helped countless people over the
> years including myself, to be sure he sees a message it's usually best
> to add his name in the headers as no one can be expected to read
everything.
There's nothing like personal experience to show you what something is like,
is there? I go to a dentist who has a hard time getting anesthetized, just
like I do, and he's great - he's never said "Oh, *that* can't hurt!", not
even once!
Speaking of drug gods (this is an "Oh look, a moth!" moment) I'm also
reminded a bit of the anesthesiologist who handled the anesthesia for
Susan's ankle surgery. He showed up in the pre-op room with a syringe full
of heavy drugs and a BIG smile on his face! You just knew he was the guy
in medical school who was always huffing the nitrous oxide. Now *he* was a
drug god.... ;-)
> A few years ago when my panic started out of the blue he was the one who
> made me realise that my own thoughts about what was happening were
> perpetuating and increasing my panic.
Yes, it's worse to be panicked about being panicked than it is to just be
panicked, isn't it? I used to call them "adrenaline power surges", and try
to breathe slowly and evenly until it went away, but jeez, it's hard to
maintain your equanimity sometimes.
> He isn't infallible or a saint and
> isn't known for mollycoddling folk but he can be trusted to give his
> honest opinion as to what would be helpful for an individual. He doesn't
> peddle snake-oil or offer quick fixes... lol, I guess I could have just
> said that I think he's one of the good guys! ;)
Sounds like a good man - it's wonderful that Usenet still has people like
that around.
Katherine
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