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by LynnLuv » Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:12 am
I am so happy to find a threadline about the humor that actually DOES exist having agoraphobia, anxiety/panic disorder. Cause there really are some beauties, and it's good to be able to laugh about just how ridiculous our mindsets are, especially in the clear light of day, when we stop trying to hide what is truly going on with us, especially the faulty thinking.
Did any of you ever see the movie, "What About Bob?" with Bill Murray in it, both before, and then after you had been well into recovery? Well, I remember, and when I was really agoraphobic, and having real trouble functioning period, and with my mobility, (i.e. really scared of elevators, stairs, and well, just about anything;) I rememeber very well not seeing the humor in it at all, and not being able to finish watching it, and getting really upset about how other people were reacting to it; which of course they were laughing hysterically at it.
Then of course, later, after I was well on the way to recovery, I watched it again, and just busted a gut laughing. I loved the whole way they portrayed the doctor/patient relationship, especially when he found out that the doctor was going on an extended vacation starting right away, after all the hell he went through to get there to meet him for the first time! That actually did happen to me!And I still use the words "babysteps" in my mind to help me slow down when I need to. In fact, I think those of us that have had these disorders can appreciate "What About Bob" on a whole other different level, than the rest of the population can. And it means more to us, I think. I would really enjoy hearing from my other peers about this, and what they experienced. Thanks for the laughs!
Lynn Luv