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writes: I am curious about the makup of ppl in this group
Sorry Frank I am not wearing makeup at this time…oops…sorry wrong newsgroup. Seriously now… Older brother…physician…no way in hell he’d have anxiety, it might ruin his perfect life… Me…sufferer all my life…but mostly in the last 22 years…I am 51 (perfect brother is about to turn 54) I think my mother had it too, but she would never "allow" that to be known. Jody (who finds all the family histories very interesting)
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: : Aren’t marie and I the lucky ones. I wish there were more identical : twin studies to see if twins in general are more prediposed to anxiety : disorders?? I really do wonder. I mean, something had to be wrong to go : from dizygotics, to monozygotics right??? 
I was 31 when my GAD hit : really, really bad…my twin had her serious problems just two years : after me, although we had both been building up to it for years..She has : had OCD since the age of 3 and I had my own probs too. I don’t think PADs are more common among the overall twin population than the population in general. Just that among twins more than other sibs, if one has PAD the other is a bit more likely to get PAD too since they share genes. Best Wishes, Arthur
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Brother 50, older, arrogant, obnoxious, brilliant shithead that taunted and teased me for 30 years, zero PD, he would never "allow" it.
Over control of ones emotions is not healthy either. KC Cindy 47. family loser. lifetime of anxiety,melodramatic emotions and depression…..currently agoraphobic and sick of it all. KC Cindy, You’re never a loser to us.
I agree totally!!!
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<snipped sorry Arthur, just had to do it. Among people who have PD, the likelyhood of a sibling developing PD is 31% for identical twins, and 20% otherwise. Best Wishes, Arthur
Aren’t marie and I the lucky ones. I wish there were more identical twin studies to see if twins in general are more prediposed to anxiety disorders?? I really do wonder. I mean, something had to be wrong to go from dizygotics, to monozygotics right??? I was 31 when my GAD hit really, really bad…my twin had her serious problems just two years after me, although we had both been building up to it for years..She has had OCD since the age of 3 and I had my own probs too. — Michelle
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Hi all In my first session with my analyst, he asked the basic questions about my background. When I stated I was a middle child he sighed an ahhaaa in such a way that it was obviously a trend of some sort. I am curious about the makup of ppl in this group regarding this. Could you please post maybe a list of the ages of your sibs in descending order with your age highlighted. I am very curious how it breaks down. Also it may be interesting if one or more of your sibs has similar anxiety problems to put *anxious* (or something) in brackets after their age.
Hi, Frank…. I’d be willing to bet you will find more first-borns on the NG……just my guess…… MikeH, 46 (PD/agoraphobia) Lynn, 41 (no anxiety or PD) Will be interesting to see the responses you get to this. Good question! MikeH
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I am curious about the makup of ppl in this group regarding this. Could you please post maybe a list of the ages of your sibs in descending order with your age highlighted. I am very curious how it breaks down. Also it may be interesting if one or more of your sibs has similar anxiety problems to put *anxious* (or something) in brackets after their age.
hi, new here but i’ll try anything to keep my mind off things 
sister 50 — a bit loony with health problems… don’t think she has panic disorder. sister 45 — diagnosed with panic disorder in her late 30’s sister 36 — diseased at 36 by suicide. She had depression.. not sure what else tho 
**me 36 — been diagnosed with panic disorder for about 10 years now. sister 30 — nothing hope you can decipher this. shariana
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28, sister was adopted but moved out when I was 6 so they say I’m an only child. PA started when I was about 20. I have ADD subtype Anxiety (a.k.a. GAD). Taking Xanax but needing more. Mom also has GAD with episodes of Panic but is not medicated.
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Brother 50, older, arrogant, obnoxious, brilliant shithead that taunted and teased me for 30 years, zero PD, he would never "allow" it. KC Cindy 47. family loser. lifetime of anxiety,melodramatic emotions and depression…..currently agoraphobic and sick of it all. KC
Cindy, You’re never a loser to us. CW
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I am curious about the makup of ppl in this group regarding this. Could you please post maybe a list of the ages of your sibs in descending order with your age highlighted. I am very curious how it breaks down. Also it may be interesting if one or more of your sibs has similar anxiety problems to put *anxious* (or something) in brackets after their age.
My sibling and I were both adopted. But I want in on this anyway. Brother 47 alcoholic (self medicator?) Me 41 recovering alcoholic, PTSD (from brother- see above) Panic Disorder, deppresion, Agoraphobic since shildhood. Mother Very, very anxious constant worrier. Father Maintance Alcoholic Mothers Mother Fragile, frightened most of the time, many phobias. Kiesha
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Hi all In my first session with my analyst, he asked the basic questions about my background. When I stated I was a middle child he sighed an ahhaaa in such a way that it was obviously a trend of some sort. I am curious about the makup of ppl in this group regarding this. Could you please post maybe a list of the ages of your sibs in descending order with your age highlighted. I am very curious how it breaks down. Also it may be interesting if one or more of your sibs has similar anxiety problems to put *anxious* (or something) in brackets after their age.
My sister is now 38, I’m now 36 and if my brother were still alive, he’d be 34 now. We all have/had panic disorder of various levels. My brother’s was the most acute and mine was the mildest.
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Hi all In my first session with my analyst, he asked the basic questions about my background. When I stated I was a middle child he sighed an ahhaaa in such a way that it was obviously a trend of some sort. I am curious about the makup of ppl in this group regarding this.
Marie 33 -*GAD, OCD* Michelle 33 (twins) ****GAD**** Mike 36 -never diagnosed, but depression and anxiety defiately are there Dad is an alcoholic Mom says she is happy but is so nervous, she drives us "crazy" It’s a wonderful life ain’t it???? — Michelle
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Brother 50, older, arrogant, obnoxious, brilliant shithead that taunted and teased me for 30 years, zero PD, he would never "allow" it. KC Cindy 47. family loser. lifetime of anxiety,melodramatic emotions and depression…..currently agoraphobic and sick of it all. KC
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I am curious about the makup of ppl in this group regarding this. Could you please post maybe a list of the ages of your sibs in descending order with your age highlighted. I am very curious how it breaks down. Also it may be interesting if one or more of your sibs has similar anxiety problems to put *anxious* (or something) in brackets after their age.
Well, if everyone else is gonna play…so will I..:) Lessee…. Grandmother (totally agora – committed suicide) Mother (PD fer shur, little help and became housebound even with Valium) Sister (12 years older – no idea about her – been 20 years since we talked) Various female cousins (heard they had PD after mine was diagnosed) ME (42 – PD at 31 and no end in sight!) Gwen
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My turn. But…in *my* country is very, very rude to ask a ‘lady’ <meaning me their ages, and since I have 4 sisters..I can’t reveal *my* age, or else, mathematically oriented people could come up with their ages as well, and that would be very, very rude so here it is Mother <very nervous! Girl- 40-something <non-anxious Girl-40-something <very anxious Girl- 40-something <nah! she is perfect *Rosita* -40 something <GAD + depression + ocassional PAs Boy 40-something -Compulsive gambler Boy 40-something <perfect..a non-panicky physician Really!!!! We are all in our 40s…my poor Mom….in those days where I come from , methods of birth control were not as readily available…ahem…..so we are all a year or less appart! And….my parent’s really loved each other hee hee Latin lovers…. Also…I have 3 sons… Boy-perfect Boy-anxious Boy-autistic <with what I can call anxiety attacks Does that counts??
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: I’m the oldest of 13, including steps and halfs. : : Two of my seven ‘natural’ siblings show early signs of panic disorder. : (Both women) : — : Elizabeth : (Owned By Birds) Elizabeth, I grew up in a neighborhood of Irish-Catholics. All of my friends had a minimum of 5 siblings. That is what makes me want to have a bunch of the little critters. Don’t think I can handle 13 though. Hats off to Lizzies parents. CW
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I’m the oldest of 13, including steps and halfs. Two of my seven ‘natural’ siblings show early signs of panic disorder. (Both women) — Elizabeth (Owned By Birds)
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: : Okay, okay…just to say "I’m sorry" for giving you such a hard time : this morning, I have… : : Brother older by 8 years : Sister older by 4, but didn’t survive childhood : Me [anxious? you betcha] : Half-brother younger by 12 [anxious, too] : : Note that I gave relationships rather than ages. Yup, I’m getting to : THAT stage of my life, alas, where I dislike naming the numbers. : Virginia : Hey Virginia, You don’t have to give us your age, just tell us how old you "baby" brother is. (I’ll get Arthur to do the math) OK Mine Sister + 16 Depression Brother +6 No pd, but an idiot Me Sister -1 anxious CW For all purposes a middle child as sister was married at 18. (And no she wasn’t pregnant cretins).
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Hi all Hi, Frank. I’ve been meaning to ask – did you get the inspiration for your handle from Franco American, the brilliant culinary minds what brought us Spaghetti-O’s?
Yeah, I lived in Florida for a time, and was given the nick by some kids down there. I only use it in the news groups…to keep it separate from the rest of my net personna. In my first session with my analyst, he asked the basic questions about my background. When I stated I was a middle child he sighed an ahhaaa in such a way that it was obviously a trend of some sort. Oh, hey, they teach that in the third year of pshrink school. That "ahhaaa" thing, that is. It means your analyst is thinking, "should I have chicken or fish for supper tonight? I’m going to dinner at Helen’s tomorrow night and she always cooks such heavy meals, and I really should be…oh, hang on, I’ve got a patient in here…!"
Actually your quite right. They don’t tend to listen to closely…that clouds their sense of what your *really* saying. I had complete faith in my therapist for understanding what I meant..as apposed to what I said. One of my problems in talking to ppl is to sometimes make no sense whatsoever. I get the HUH????? response alot from ppl that aren’t so well trained. Okay, okay…just to say "I’m sorry" for giving you such a hard time this morning, I have…
What hard time? did I miss something? Brother older by 8 years Sister older by 4, but didn’t survive childhood Me [anxious? you betcha] Half-brother younger by 12 [anxious, too] Note that I gave relationships rather than ages. Yup, I’m getting to THAT stage of my life, alas, where I dislike naming the numbers. And, considering my half-brother has anxiety, too, I guess we know which parent to blame. Have to admire my father’s stamina, though – twenty years between the oldest and the youngest.
Hmmm…interesting. This makes me think of another question. "who do you blame…mom, or pop". Blame may not be fair tho, so I’ll have to think of a more politically correct word. My mother being anxious in a very similar manner to me, makes it obvious who’s to …um…at … um, where it came from. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Virginia p.s. I said STAMINA, you heathens! This is my FATHER we’re talking…
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Hi all In my first session with my analyst, he asked the basic questions about my background. When I stated I was a middle child he sighed an ahhaaa in such a way that it was obviously a trend of some sort. I am curious about the makup of ppl in this group regarding this. Could you please post maybe a list of the ages of your sibs in descending order with your age highlighted. I am very curious how it breaks down. Also it may be interesting if one or more of your sibs has similar anxiety problems to put *anxious* (or something) in brackets after their age. Thanks
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Oops, forgot to include my sib breakdown. Andre 40 (workaholic) (somewhat anxious) Liz 37 (anxious, but coping well) *Frank* 35 (anxious as hell and don’t wanna take it any more) Ed (mild anxiety, coping best of family)
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Hi all In my first session with my analyst, he asked the basic questions about my background. When I stated I was a middle child he sighed an ahhaaa in such a way that it was obviously a trend of some sort. I am curious about the makup of ppl in this group regarding this. Could you please post maybe a list of the ages of your sibs in descending order with your age highlighted. I am very curious how it breaks down. Also it may be interesting if one or more of your sibs has similar anxiety problems to put *anxious* (or something) in brackets after their age. Thanks
Hey Frank, Me (34) I am an only child. So I guess there is no trend here. I am not tring to be *cute*. If you are doing a poll, you might also need to know of the spoiled, only child folks that have PD. Hope you get some helpfull responses. Take care, Scott Hampton
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: : In my first session with my analyst, he asked the basic questions about : my background. When I stated I was a middle child he sighed an ahhaaa in : such a way that it was obviously a trend of some sort. I’m not sure that’s an "ahhaaa" to be taken too seriously. But I’ll play along anyway… : I am curious about the makup of ppl in this group regarding this. Could : you please post maybe a list of the ages of your sibs in descending order : with your age highlighted. I am very curious how it breaks down. Also it : may be interesting if one or more of your sibs has similar anxiety : problems to put *anxious* (or something) in brackets after their age. *34* Myself, Arthur, with PD (began at age 28) 29 My brother Aaron (no anxiety or panic disorder) 14 My brother David (no anxiety of panic disorder) Among people who have PD, the likelyhood of a sibling developing PD is 31% for identical twins, and 20% otherwise. Best Wishes, Arthur
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Hi, Frank. I’ve been meaning to ask – did you get the inspiration for your handle from Franco American, the brilliant culinary minds what brought us Spaghetti-O’s? In my first session with my analyst, he asked the basic questions about my background. When I stated I was a middle child he sighed an ahhaaa in such a way that it was obviously a trend of some sort.
Oh, hey, they teach that in the third year of pshrink school. That "ahhaaa" thing, that is. It means your analyst is thinking, "should I have chicken or fish for supper tonight? I’m going to dinner at Helen’s tomorrow night and she always cooks such heavy meals, and I really should be…oh, hang on, I’ve got a patient in here…!" I am curious about the makup of ppl in this group regarding this. Could you please post maybe a list of the ages of your sibs in descending order with your age highlighted. I am very curious how it breaks down. Also it may be interesting if one or more of your sibs has similar anxiety problems to put *anxious* (or something) in brackets after their age.
Okay, okay…just to say "I’m sorry" for giving you such a hard time this morning, I have… Brother older by 8 years Sister older by 4, but didn’t survive childhood Me [anxious? you betcha] Half-brother younger by 12 [anxious, too] Note that I gave relationships rather than ages. Yup, I’m getting to THAT stage of my life, alas, where I dislike naming the numbers. And, considering my half-brother has anxiety, too, I guess we know which parent to blame. Have to admire my father’s stamina, though – twenty years between the oldest and the youngest. Virginia p.s. I said STAMINA, you heathens! This is my FATHER we’re talking…
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I am curious about the makup of ppl in this group regarding this. Could you please post maybe a list of the ages of your sibs in descending order with your age highlighted. I am very curious how it breaks down. Also it may be interesting if one or more of your sibs has similar anxiety problems to put *anxious* (or something) in brackets after their age. Thanks
Me – age 40 – first child. Xanax only Sister – age 37 – mild depression/anxiety – takes Paxil. Mother – anxiety – Paxil/xanax Aunt (her sister) GAD – takes a whole slug of stuff. I have a small family. Every female, except for one cousin, suffers anxiety to some degree or another. — Debbie
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I am curious about the makup of ppl in this group regarding this. Could you please post maybe a list of the ages of your sibs in descending order with your age highlighted. I am very curious how it breaks down. Also it may be interesting if one or more of your sibs has similar anxiety problems to put *anxious* (or something) in brackets after their age. Thanks
Here goes; *Lisa* 28 (PD,GAD,Depression, PTSD) sis 26 (anxious but dealing) bro 9 cute little guy – and yes, the same parents FWIW, my dad and his mother both suffer / suffered from anxiety disorders. All the best- Lisa
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