From: Michelle (michelle@barrymenasherealtors.com)
Date: Mon Apr 15 2002 - 09:34:31 MDT
I might get some flak from Walter on this, but I must say my time on Paxil
helped me tremendously. I grew up the brainy fat girl, so I know social
anxiety, but I also am someone who is quick to learn new skills. I can
learn almost anything by pretending to be someone who already knows how.
The problem is, I had no intimate knowledge of someone who really knows how
to be socially graceful. All I knew was anxiety. But being on Paxil for 6
months showed me what it's like to live rationally, and from there, after I
weaned, I could recapture that feeling at will for role-playing my way out
of an anxiety attack. And now I'm a singer in a rock band and a man-magnet!
On the other hand, I have until quite recently still been taking Oxazepam as
needed for some situations, but since I have begun an exercise regimen (as
so persuasively suggested by Walter on the list of virian virtues), I have
not needed pharmaceutical assistance for my anxiety at all. I am also less
sensitive to caffeine. It's almost like (and probably a lot like) the
exercise normalizes the body's reaction to adrenalin. So a good, fairly
intense workout regimen could do the same thing as medication - and every
time you "dose" yourself you get better looking! :)
Anyone looking to exercise more: if you have questions you'd like to ask a
personal trainer or doctor but don't want to go through the hassle of
actually doing that, there's a fabulous exercise database on the web at
www.exrx.net , and a reasonably intelligent person can find a tremendous
amount of helpful information (sans advertising hype), well and clinically
presented!
-----Original Message-----
From: Daemonikan <hidden@lucifer.com>
To: virus@lucifer.com <virus@lucifer.com>
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2002 8:06 PM
Subject: Re:virus: Meditations on Involuntary Celibacy
>
>If you\'re having problems with females I suggest you go to
[url=http://www.sosuave.com/]SoSuave.com[/url]. There\'s a message board
there that has some of the best advice around.
>
>There\'s two \"Bibles\" there that are specifically the best resources. The
Don Juan High School Bible and the Don Juan Bible.
>
>Here\'s the link to the new official Don Juan Bible:
http://www.sosuave.com/bible/bible.htm
>
>And here\'s the link to the DJ HS Bible:
http://www.sosuave.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/000534.html
>
>These bibles helped me a lot a few years ago. My real problem was in
confidence, but that changed after reading the confidence sections in both
bibles.
>
>The Discussion Board allows you to ask questions anonymously without
feeling ashamed of what you ask. Some kids ask about masturbation, etc.
It\'s mostly guys helping guys. There\'s a few rare females there, and they
rarely post.
>
>
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>This message was posted by Daemonikan to the Virus 2002 board on Church of
Virus BBS.
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