Hi again,
For me, I think that it might help to at least formulate some basics. Like remembering to exercise when depressed and little reminders that chest pains have happened before and are only a symptom of anxiety. It might sound daft to some people but I change from an organised, resourceful extrovert into a total introvert in disarray when I get really 'bad'. I sometimes can't see the wood (,any wood,) for the trees.
I agree with what you say about 'websites like these'. I was hoping that a local focus would be more constructive than concentrating purely on the anxieties. Other websites were helpful at first as a reassurance that my problems were quite common but I soon became scared that I would 'learn' to develop a plethora of other anxiety related problems.
I also saw that lots of people were developing 'friendships' that, in my opinion were helping to maintain their situations. I think that these friendships could be more positive if they might result in people meeting for coffee in the real world. I think that other sites can sometimes unintentionally encourage people to withdraw into chat rooms. I'm also hopefull that we can all identify better with each other's successes. For example ....
"Wow, I actually made it to Churchill Square today on the number 25!" actually means something to me and would help marry Cyberspace with Sussex ... er ... space.
Martin.
(Hiding under the covers less every week.)
