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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / September 2006otp: a little nervous
this afternoon, i'm taping an interview with a guy on the local NPR station (chapel hill, nc). the show is called My Story, and I'll be talking about growing up with anxiety disorder/agoraphobia. it's so weird for me to do an interview where i'm not talking about my books. i volunteered to talk about my experience on this topic because i think it's so important to recognize when a child has abnormal fears and to do something about them early. i have to remember this is MY story and i don't need to prepare for the interview--just talk. wish me luck. diane good luck....will it air nationally. if not will it be available on the web? johnie > this afternoon, i'm taping an interview with a guy on the local NPR > station (chapel hill, nc). the show is called My Story, and I'll be [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > diane Diane, you don't need to be nervous. You will be fine, and doing a service that will be appreciated by many. Gwen > this afternoon, i'm taping an interview with a guy on the local NPR > station (chapel hill, nc). the show is called My Story, and I'll be [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > diane Hope everything went well for you, Gwen. You will never know how many people you may have helped by sharing your story. Nanny > Diane, you don't need to be nervous. You will be fine, and doing a > service that will be appreciated by many. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >> diane Oh Diane, I am so proud of you doing this. I was agoraphobic. I think if your talk will help others that is great. Wishing you lots of luck and less nervousness. You are one special lady.  SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& > this afternoon, i'm taping an interview with a guy on the local NPR > station (chapel hill, nc). the show is called My Story, and I'll be [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > diane thanks for the encouragement. it went fine, though i was sort of disappointed. it was very short and i had so much more to say! but they clearly had an agenda--they wanted a story in which there was a turning point, an aha! moment, so that was the focus rather than on what agoraphobia's like and what people should do to cope with it. oh well. i did get to make my point that, if your child is excessively fearful, get help from a cognitive/behavioral therapist NOW. (my bias) i don't know when it will be on, and apparently they do have a podcast thingy, whatever that is, so i'll let you know when it will air. diane thanks for the encouragement. it went fine, though i was sort of disappointed. it was very short and i had so much more to say! but they clearly had an agenda--they wanted a story in which there was a turning point, an aha! moment, so that was the focus rather than on what agoraphobia's like and what people should do to cope with it. oh well. i did get to make my point that, if your child is excessively fearful, get help from a cognitive/behavioral therapist NOW. (my bias) i don't know when it will be on, and apparently they do have a podcast thingy, whatever that is, so i'll let you know when it will air. diane it sounds like you did good, diane--getting your main point across will be very helpful for parents who are uncertain about what they are dealing with. kate Diane, I thought it was Gwen who was taping the show, so the note I wrote her is really for you! :-) Nanny > thanks for the encouragement. it went fine, though i was sort of > disappointed. it was very short and i had so much more to say! but they [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > diane thanks, nanny! diane Diane, as a former, or recovering agorophobic, I thank you for spreading the message about being aware of this in young people. I didn't get it until I was in my thirties, but it was a miserable thing to go through. Ann Diane, Thanks from me, too. My sister became agoraphobic at age 30, and being a Christian Scientist as my mom was, she convinced my unsuspecting dad that she couldn't walk, and had both my parents carrying her every need, in and out of her room on a tray, for five years. Then I called her bluff, and she got "some" treatment. But she became entrenched with the idea that her case was "unique" and therefore, untreatable, and drove both my parents to early graves with the manipulations she did on them to preserve her condition, and not get further treatment. Both parents are dead now, and she's into her 39th year of being trapped in her condition, and NOT wanting to be cured. She's her own worst enemy, not the disease. It IS treatable and curable, and at least my dad finally got that message before he died. Ginnie >^..^< __________________________________ > thanks, nanny! > > diane ginnie, what a sad tale! your sister sounds like she has more problems than just agoraphobia. most agoraphobics would give anything to be better. diane > ginnie, what a sad tale! your sister sounds like she has more problems > than just agoraphobia. most agoraphobics would give anything to be > better. > > diane Watch your mailbox; I replied privately because this subject gets too personal for public consumption at times. Ginnie >^..^< ___________________________ This is so sad, Ginnie, and so unnecessary. Indeed, agoraphobia is treatable! What a miserable way to live. Nanny > Diane, > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> >> diane |
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