Fear of speaking up for myself

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14757565 tn?1438301624 It is a difficult situation, this is what prompted the post, but I am speaking in general as to how to speak up for myself, I can do so rationally but I am painfully shy and cautious.
Avatar f tn The 4% is between 95 and 99%- they were comparing the total income of the top !% (1.1million households) to the total income of the bottom 94%. And your math re the tax burden makes no sense. The % on the chart is the % of their income that they pay for all combined federal taxes. You can't add that up and use the total as that group's % of the country's tax burden. It does not compute. I am sure that the sports guys who make milions are included in the top 1%.
Avatar m tn I have a fear of throwing up too. (well sorta). Last year I threw up for the first time in my 28 years of life lol. I realized it wasn't so bad to throw up. Feeling sick still makes me nervous though.
7163794 tn?1457366813 Glad it went well, I have told my story a few times, very scary I do behind the walls at a work relies program, I have a big fear of speaking in meetings, last time I was asked to do it I said yes, chickened out and scheduled my neck surgery a week before to get out of it, I have 13 years, thank you for being strong and sharing that, it inspired me.
Avatar f tn so this is what I'm experiencing for several months now. I go to bed. I begin to fall asleep. Within a few minutes to 30 minutes I feel a sinking feeling in my stomach with an adrenaline surge. I realize than I'm drifting off to sleep and I wake myself up. Sometimes I just fall asleep and wake up with racing heart and horrible fear. I don't know what this is. My doctor is baffled. My doc believes it's anxiety driven but why? Why do I wake myself up ?
Avatar f tn old as I sit in my room and weigh the pros and cons of sending my daughter to daycare because her classmate was throwing up when I picked her up yesterday! Of course I was immediately feeling uneasy because of it and took meds last night to not throw up! I've talked to a therapist about it& it's done no good. This has been with me my ENTIRE Life! As a 6yr.old I sat outside my house for hours because a family member had a virus.
Avatar m tn Everytime I got scratched I fear to death for HIV. I think I need expert to tell me If I get scractched , not so deep but bleeding ,then someone also scratched coincidently and bleeding . If his cut or scractch touched mine , this makes me in danger ? This question makes me so mad I keep thinking it time and time again . So I really need help and detailed explanation . Thank you ,kind expert .
696149 tn?1314320959 Well, I spoke of it a few days ago......that is getting off the Vicodin and I just took the last 4 I had. I am terrified of what I'm probably going to face. Usually when you fear something, the bark is worse than it's bite, but in this case, the bark is just as bad as the bite, if not worse. Still, all I have to do is get through 1 week.
1166523 tn?1264364643 Then when the docs started blwoing me off, I finally just gave up. I gavce up for almost two years and then this year I said, I am not giving up. I may not know what is going on, my doc may think it is MS, it may sounds like MS, I dont care what it is, I am just going to KNOW what it is this year.
Avatar f tn The next day i asked my did he have anything and he got very offended. He stoppd speaking tp me.. 3 weeks later i got tested for STD and everything came back clear, On April 15,2010 I went to my doctors and got HIV tested, becasue o was always nasuse,tired, and forgetfull. Nothing came back, now i have lower abdominal pains and jus now ive been having what i think are night seats. around my neck will be moist! I really dont know what to do. Also i never get hungry either.
Avatar f tn You are both suffering from a very common phobia. Fear of the dark goes back to the dawn of man and since that time, millions of people have fought it all there lives. Please do not berate yourselves for this phobia or think you are silly for being afraid of the dark at your age. Our phobias are ours to own and suffer with as long as we do nothing about them. Since both of you have stated that your phobia is now interfering with your lives, it's time to take the bull by the horns!
Avatar f tn Now my problem is not only limit to diabetes but also, i have this extreme fear of psoriasis, vitiligo ,any thyroid disease and aids. I keep checking myself many times every day looking for symptoms and when i notice any small change i rush to the hospital. Now, I am 20 and this problem has really affected my life; it made me socially inactive. I can not interact with people because i am scared of contracting any disease.
2080183 tn?1362802073 I gave been recovering since April from a serious suicide attempt. Then about two and a half weeks ago I was diagnosed with an extremly high level of ammonia in my blood which the drs think was from my depakote. Since my medical discharge been going thru alot of physical and mental changes.
Avatar m tn They’ll focus on metrics that languished before Obama came into office — we’re very concerned about labor force participation all of a sudden! — and blast him for not solving all of the failures of conservative economics and foreign policies. America should be used to Democratic presidents outperforming Republicans by now. While no administration is perfect, President Obama has staked strong claims for liberal values and policies that prove things Republicans have to pretend never happened.
1183666 tn?1274275146 m positive the vast majority of us would rather streak through Wal Mart than get up in front of a group of people. (Would anybody notice us in Wal Mart? Somehow I think we'd just "blend!") I suppose there are a number of things you could try before it was your turn to be on stage. Deep breathing, relaxation techniques, visualization...............personally they don't work for me, but that doesn't mean they won't work for you.
Avatar m tn However, I know exactly what you are referring to. However, I usually play it out in my head, out of my mouth and to myself in the mirror. (not always in the mirror) I always thought that this was really not normal as for the whole talking to myself (or to some other person) in the mirror but I wasn't convinced that "in my head to myself" was abnormal. I believe I was in denial.
Avatar m tn I posted in the HIV forum a couple of times and they have basically told me not to worry because I had a no risk situation. But my 8 week test is coming up on friday and im full of fear. Im on exchange right now and have been so worried about this that my work has been declining..I've shut myself of in my room and the fear and depression is eating me alive I dunno what to do. I came on exchange to have adventure relax a bit and hopefully find a girl friend...I know weird reasons eh.
Avatar f tn Hi I am new to this. About 2 years ago I was diagnosed with depression/anxiety. I am still on anti-depressants. I have this wierd fear of throwing up. It is to the point, where I don't even want to eat. When someone is around me who is feeling sick I freak out. I hate living like this. I get so stressed out about it. I then get discomfort because I cannot pass a bowel movement because I am so tense and then right away I think that my stomach pain is going to cause me to through up.
Avatar n tn we barely did anything because of the fear of becoming pregnant and he pulled out long before he was about to ejaculate. i had my period on august 26th and it was pretty heavy. all the tests say negative so im not pregnant right?
Avatar m tn you to post...it is that very strict rules have been set up in the HIV forum b/c of the large # of people suffering from HIV Anxiety/phobias who continue to post incessantly despite either a no risk situation, or conclusive NEG results. This jams up the forum and is NOT fair to new people who want their risks assessed. It is a VERY VERY busy forum! Therefore, medhelp set forth very specific rules that we must abide by. It ISN'T a counselling service...
1216899 tn?1288570325 There have been a lot of questions and posts lately about Optic Neuritis, I have a few questions of my own. I had an MRI last week and am going in for an evoked potentials test tomorrow, for ON. I was wondering what ON feels like to some of you, as I am curious. My symptoms really are noticeable when I get warmed up. To me, my eye feels like it is under some pressure. It hurts to move it back and forth, and I can not quiet look all the way to the left.
Avatar f tn Do you have a close relationship with your mom? I totally understand your fear of causing trouble for your family. However, this not on you. Its on him. He is the one ruining your family, he decided to this the moment he harbored those perverted thoughts. You are PROTECTING your family by speaking up. The longer you wait, the more the fear will soak in until you begin feeling like its too late. I KNOW THIS! Please keep us updated!
Avatar f tn Maybe you're right, it could be fear of losing control. I was thinking of possible causes. It could be due to that one time I rode "splash ride" in an amusement park and it was not a pleasant experience. I also remembered when I was riding a swing before, it gave me nauseous feeling and eventually I threw up. I just didn't like the panic I feel when on swings or bathtub. I'm still confused though but thank you so much for your response.
1541714 tn?1293092267 s mainly things like the thought of a catheter, of having an IV, of having a scar, of being vulnerable on the operating table and the idea of someone cutting my flesh. I get migraines and i even often have to convince myself to go for an injection because even that scares me despite how many I've had. So, I'm kinda just trying to find encouragement for the whole thing.