I have found telling people helpful, personnaly. Must admit I choose who I tell carefully. My close family (husband, mom, dad, brother, etc) know. It enables them to understand me and my behaviors and to know who I truely am. I am lucky that most of the people in my family are quite understanding and nice about it). Some took longer to come about but they are getting there. I also told my closest friends. I have told some of the people at my work. I chose who to tell carefully though. I also told some people at school. Yest again was careful. Must admit that the fact that I work and study in a field related to mental health helped me find understanding people around me. But even in a mental health related field there are many I did not tell because I did not think they would understand or be nice about it!
Anyway, to sum it up, I beleive in telling the right people and not telling the others!
Haven't been posting or getting on this site much lately. I've completed the program and found the info is sticking with me. It's been helpful when I come into situations that make me nervous. But unfortunately it has revealed to me how anxious I really am. I guess I thought I was functioning pretty well , but I think this has made me aware of how much I avoid. Social situations are my biggest problem right now. Facing the unknown. I don't like it and I want to be in control. It is impossible to avoid all the situations that arise and some I just have to face like it or not. I'm not very outgoing as is and I like to just mind my own business anyway, so it frustrates me to have to face things I dread. Sorry I guess this is sounding like poor me. I am very blessed and my life is good but this is my ugly little secret and other than my immediate family most people don't know how much I suffer. Has telling others helped any of you or do people reject you because of it??????
