Dyslexia stories

@david-burton said
his son was on here (BerniLecoggles) as was his brother in law, he was also the arch enemy of the scotish jehovas witness whos name escapes me.

@pettytalk said
Is this the real you?

@divegeester said
What kind of reassurance do you require?

@pettytalk said
I can relate a friend's story from over 30 years ago, where listening to a certain song played a significant role in eventually overcoming panic disorder. It was a case of Graves' disease, but without proptosis. Controlling an overactive thyroid with medication did not alleviate the severe panic attacks, but it appears that the medication's side effects contributed to additional problems, such as bouts of clinical depression.

@divegeester said
Robbie Carrobie

@divegeester said
Thank you, I’m fine.

Dyslexia for me has been a mild annoyance, anxiety however can be a mentally crippling pathology. To my way of thinking anxiety and panic attacks were something which happened to “other people”. People who just couldn’t cope with the everyday stuff of life like making a sandwich or walking the dog. My ignorance tbh.

At the time it happened to ...[text shortened]... usual life ups and downs since, but never slipped back into that horrible ascending spiral of panic.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
I think we can all, (hopefully) agree that we are all human beings with real lives and real problems to overcome.

@david-burton said
I had a few panic attacks some that bad I had to take time off work,the only thing that helped was Valium,The doc would give me enough for 3 or 4 days,so I bought some of the internet from a verified british chemistthat I had family links to,I always have some in reserve & just knowing they are there has been a great comfort I had my last attack 8 years back when i decided to close down my company,Careing for my wife and running a firm was to much.

@pettytalk [i]said[/ It was a case of Graves' disease, but without proptosis. Controlling an overactive thyroid with medication did not alleviate the severe panic attacks, but it appears that the medication's side effects contributed to additional problems, such as bouts of clinical depression.

@mike69 said
Last week I cooked steak out with my neighbors and while eating I noticed they were cutting with their right hands and swapping the fork to pick up . I was leaving my fork in my left hand and do both but after noticing them my mind jumbles, am I doing it wrong mind goes blank struggling with the left hand for around a minute or should I now swap it. Not sure if it is the sam ...[text shortened]... thinking about these things helps me overcome except spelling and getting lost at times really bad😁.

@drewnogal said
I decided to break the law when Covid struck. It was a case of either abandoning my ex husband to suffer loneliness, stress & depression or having him around every day. Luckily 2020 brought the most beautiful spring & summer in Wales. We’d quietly sit in my garden every afternoon. The neighbours didn’t report it as they understood the situation.

@divegeester said
Maybe that’s a touch of social anxiety; very much wanting to behave the correct way and allowing that over concentration to mess with your natural poise.

Hospital anecdote:

In for a small op 40 years ago, so I was a youngster. After the op I couldn’t sleep and I couldn’t pee either for some reason. Middle of the night the cute nurse comes around and asks me what’s up etc, all embarrassed I tell her. She goes off to the locker and comes back with a tray and a syringe.
“Turn over” she says, “this goes in your bum” Give me the jab.
Anyway 15 minutes later I was drifting away in la-la land fascinated by the ceiling tiles.
In the morning I asked her what it was and she says she can’t tell me as it’s illegal on the outside.
I asked her if I could by some off of her.
Didn’t see her again.

Don’t know what it was, but it was bloody great! 😂

Did you read my mind?

@divegeester said
Did you mean to say this to PettyTalk?
He’s the one asking the question, not me.