Years ago, a police dog alerted at my daughter's vehicle in the school parking lot when they were checking out vehicles. They searched the vehicle, left everything a mess, and didn't find anything. No apologies.
sometimes i wonder about this. I used to feel like i was strong, and my family members still say i am. i know of 2 guys, 1 a truck driver, the other an old school biker, that were also very strong and suddenly faced with crippling anxiety, it was very eye-opening for them. Is it because we are...
yeah...that works...about as well as "don't start your sh*t" or "stop freaking out".
Handing someone a glass of wine or a drink might work better...lol
I was a denier too. Looking back, i was being ignorant and closed-minded...easy to do, until you experience it yourself. I think the turning point for me, was when a family member started to change for the better, with therapy and meds.
We're not all the same. I think getting something off your chest and then moving on is healthy, as long as you don't hurt others when you do it. Some people want to complain about the same thing over and over, and resolve nothing. When my husband was working, he'd come home and complain about...
i haven't gone for a really long time now. The biggest thing i got out of therapy was discovering that anxiety was causing some physical symptoms for me. I was getting dizzy and light-headed a lot, basically i was almost hyperventilating, but didn't know it.
Look at the dates in the graph. The US data is from 2022, and the UK 2014.
So if that is correct, you have to believe Covid was hard on a lot of people mentally, with fear of dying, losing loved ones, lockdowns, loss of employment, etc.. And the last few years, things just seem to get crazier.