Kevin Love to Rip City (thread)

[theprunetang]

A recent news story stated that he suffers from panic attacks. If LeBron moves on, he'll really be a lost soul. View attachment 19286

Please don't make fun of anxiety disorders. I suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder. It is not fun at all. I won't go into details, but feel free to look it up and read about what that entails. Imagine taking all of the symptoms (and I'm assuming you did read about it) and multiplying them by 100. That is what it feels like. It made me really happy when Derozan shared his depression tendencies and made me happy when Love shared his anxiety problems. These things should be normal to talk about, and yet there is still a stigma behind it, and people like myself are afraid to talk about it in public. The more we can normalize completely natural problems, the sooner people who suffer from them can get help without feeling like a pariah.

 

[stampedehero]

Please don't make fun of anxiety disorders. I suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder. It is not fun at all. I won't go into details, but feel free to look it up and read about what that entails. Imagine taking all of the symptoms (and I'm assuming you did read about it) and multiplying them by 100. That is what it feels like. It made me really happy when Derozan shared his depression tendencies and made me happy when Love shared his anxiety problems. These things should be normal to talk about, and yet there is still a stigma behind it, and people like myself are afraid to talk about it in public. The more we can normalize completely natural problems, the sooner people who suffer from them can get help without feeling like a pariah.

Sorry....Never posted for fun. Posted from info and experiences in my family.

 

[theprunetang]

Sorry....Never posted for fun. Posted from info and experiences in my family.

Totally understand. That is kind of the problem though. You are a great dude. I can tell that by your posts (and how often you like my jokes... Haha). But, severe anxiety is nothing to laugh at. It feels real. I've spent the last 8 years of my life trying to understand how to deal with it and live a normal life. And people who suffer these symptoms are often really nice and empathetic people and don't want to bother others or bring them down in a day to day setting, so they put on a game face and never let anyone know.

They=me.

 

[Mediocre Man]

We are winning in large part because of our improved defense, so no

 

[Lanny]

A recent news story stated that he suffers from panic attacks. If LeBron moves on, he'll really be a lost soul. View attachment 19286

Public speaking, which is a closely related problem, is the number one mental health issue, even above depression.

 

[theprunetang]

Public speaking, which is a closely related problem, is the number one mental health issue, even above depression.

That's actually funny because I have no fear of public speaking, yet have severe anxiety problems. It's more the day to day things like breathing or feeling like your heart is going to explode.

 

[dviss1]

Not everyone accepts it. My daughter in law has it whenever she has to drive. Now that is a hassle. I think Paxil is one of the meds used to treat it. I'm sure we'll see that ad on television along with the hundreds that occupy commercial spots these days.

I don't begrudge those that use medication. There is therapy that doesn't involve meds though.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Please don't make fun of anxiety disorders. I suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder. It is not fun at all. I won't go into details, but feel free to look it up and read about what that entails. Imagine taking all of the symptoms (and I'm assuming you did read about it) and multiplying them by 100. That is what it feels like. It made me really happy when Derozan shared his depression tendencies and made me happy when Love shared his anxiety problems. These things should be normal to talk about, and yet there is still a stigma behind it, and people like myself are afraid to talk about it in public. The more we can normalize completely natural problems, the sooner people who suffer from them can get help without feeling like a pariah.

In certain cases, humor is a type of acceptance, and I think that's the case here.

One of my colleagues is a longtime Psych professor, and he says that basically, there is no such thing as "normal." We all have things to deal with, so to some extent we all understand. That certainly doesn't mean that what you or Love or DeRozen's problems are more difficult than what I and others are going through. Nor does it mean we don't care. We do.

 

[dviss1]

I don't want Love on the team for different reasons. I want to see Collins grow. It's fun to watch and I love rooting for him. He's got an edge that Love just doesn't have.