Re: Staying away from social gatherings etc...

[Guest guest]

You're not the only one that passes this stuff off to old age, long hours

or kids.... Just infuriates me thinking of how much LIFE has been lost

to the misery that we've all faced!

Topper ()

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 14:21:55 -0000 " aggiemomo "

writes:

> -I've been reading everyones stories and symptoms for the last 3

> weeks and thinking back on how I have felt over the years and

> particularly this year. It's amazing and great to know what has

> been going on with my body. In all these years (30) I have never

> had a doc schedule regular blood work or even be concerned or maybe

> even remember that I had no thyroid. Actually thinking back they

> ALL attributed my problems to " nerves, depression,anxiety,

> yada,yada,yada " and of course medicated me with the appropriate

> drugs. At the moment I'm on effexor and will be weaning myself off

> in a couple of weeks after my body had a chance to get used to

> armour and dhea. Folks it is nice to know that these symptoms are

> not just " getting old " I am trying to assimilate all this info but

> am still confused about a few things. By the way what is ferritin

> and what does it do? Onwward and Upward!!

[Guest guest]

You just nailed me.... and all the years that I was involved in public

relations and customer service situations that can be a B**** to deal

with! My mask is to be really up beat about saying Hi, are ya doin'! and

so by pass the need to use a name...

That doesn't always work though. I got a call from a client (I'm a

computer geek) we were discussing a problem with her computer and all of

a sudden I realized that the person that I was talking with was not the

one that I thought I was talking with.... it was her twin sister! So....

having this real fear of calling someone by the wrong name I didn't

verify which sister it was and assumed that the number that had been

entered in the pager (clients contact me via pager) was the number of the

sister that I was talking to..... In reality it was the other twin

visiting..... So now I'm a gazillion times more paranoid about who I'm

talking to on the phone.

Some of the folks that I talk to often, tease me cause I always seem to

come up with a statement or question early in the conversation so that I

know who I'm talking to... I've only told one friend exactly why I do

it.. the others I fib to, if they make comment.. that I'm practicing my

professional phone etiquette in verifying the identity of the caller and

chuckle as I tell them they caught me, I need to polish it better!

Topper ()

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 12:29:26 -0600 " Shelli " writes:

> Here's another one...does anyone have this problem...I'm afraid to

> call people by name because I'm afraid of screwing up and calling

> them by the wrong name, which I've done quite a bit. So instead of

> saying " Hi so and so " , I'll just say " Hi " . And if I have to

> introduce people to each other... oh my God! I panic.

> Shelli

[Guest guest]

I call the guys 'cute stuff' they eat it up.... hehehehehe

Topper ()

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 11:57:07 -0800 (PST) Angie Snyder

writes:

> As I have been reading all of these posts in this thread I can relate

> to so so many of them.....and am sooooooooo thankful that I now know

> I am not alone in these feelings....

> And here I was thinking that I am just a social bitc* or a misfit!

> My person life story lies in every one of these posts even down to

> calling people hun, sweetie, baby and so on.....

> THANKS all for making me feel so much better after a life time of

> feeling like a freak!

>

> Angie

[Guest guest]

Well Thank the Lord that Iam not alone. My phrase when I am talking

to friends is Oh, you know , whats her name or what's his name that

that did whatever the subject is. And books, I can remember the

content and quote it but most of the time I can't remember the

author. I myself thought that I was slipping into something that I

really didn't want to think about.

> You just nailed me.... and all the years that I was involved in

public

> relations and customer service situations that can be a B**** to

deal

> with! My mask is to be really up beat about saying Hi, are ya

doin'! and

> so by pass the need to use a name...

>

> That doesn't always work though. I got a call from a client (I'm a

> computer geek) we were discussing a problem with her computer and

all of

> a sudden I realized that the person that I was talking with was

not the

> one that I thought I was talking with.... it was her twin sister!

So....

> having this real fear of calling someone by the wrong name I didn't

> verify which sister it was and assumed that the number that had

been

> entered in the pager (clients contact me via pager) was the number

of the

> sister that I was talking to..... In reality it was the other twin

> visiting..... So now I'm a gazillion times more paranoid about

who I'm

> talking to on the phone.

>

> Some of the folks that I talk to often, tease me cause I always

seem to

> come up with a statement or question early in the conversation so

that I

> know who I'm talking to... I've only told one friend exactly why I

do

> it.. the others I fib to, if they make comment.. that I'm

practicing my

> professional phone etiquette in verifying the identity of the

caller and

> chuckle as I tell them they caught me, I need to polish it better!

>

> Topper ()

>

> On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 12:29:26 -0600 " Shelli " <merk4@i...> writes:

> > Here's another one...does anyone have this problem...I'm afraid

to

> > call people by name because I'm afraid of screwing up and

calling

> > them by the wrong name, which I've done quite a bit. So instead

of

> > saying " Hi so and so " , I'll just say " Hi " . And if I have to

> > introduce people to each other... oh my God! I panic.

> > Shelli

[Guest guest]

Same here, but I don't panic, I just laugh it off or say, " I'm so sorry,

I'm terrible with names. "

Blessigns,

Debbie K.

Re: Staying away from social

gatherings etc...

Here's another one...does anyone have this problem...I'm afraid to call

people by name because I'm afraid of screwing up and calling them by the

wrong name, which I've done quite a bit. So instead of saying " Hi so and

so " , I'll just say " Hi " . And if I have to introduce people to each

other... oh my God! I panic.

Shelli

[Guest guest]

....I have the same feelings in a social situation......reading what

you said was like reading my own life. I try to remember amusing things I've

heard..but when I go to repeat them...I forget! Maybe that is why we navigate

to the computer. Oh...and I was a brownie....in calif. but don't remember

the oath.

Blessings,

Loriann

> Are you Canadian? I don't think there are Brownies in the States are

> there? How about: on my honour I must try. There's a duty to be done

> and I say I. There's a reason here and a reason above. My honour is to

> try and my duty is love. Hah! Just remembered that . Did you sing

> that song too?

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