Author Archives: Paul K

We (I) decided to trade off the problems associated with buying materials at a big box store for the problems of buying them at a somewhat smaller place with more personal service. Yeah, that’s right… the type of place I … Continue reading →

I couldn’t sleep at all last night. I felt ill. I was hyperventilating. My skin was crawling. I was having muscle spasms all over my body. I’m having a lot of anxiety about shopping for building materials this week. The … Continue reading →

Caution: bats and animal harm OK, that’s it. Enough with the damn bats already! Because my home is long overdue for some critical repairs, small holes have developed here and there, which have been allowing bats to invade the attic … Continue reading →

Sometimes it seems like you just can’t win. Hurricane Irene heading this way has thrown a monkey wrench into my plans for home improvement projects. One of the most important items on my list was plywood, but now there’s not … Continue reading →

This is not a current event. I wanted to write a few words about something that happened last year as a means of illustrating how anxiety can drive a person to do very bizarre things. Even significant hardship can be … Continue reading →

Yesterday was a busy day. I had an hour and a half getting even more uncomfortable with the new case manager in the morning. I spent most of the afternoon with my daily living support services worker and had a … Continue reading →

For those perhaps just joining and having not read all the way back to the beginning, I should like to point out this is not intended as a mechanism for complaint or whining. I am very well aware my life … Continue reading →

This morning I was thinking about my last post and how totally absurd all this must seem to those who haven’t struggled with this condition. It even seems absurd to me. That one could be so limited by anxiety and … Continue reading →

Tonight I officially turned down an offer of financial aid for a project that is very important to me. Without going into detail (I’m trying to keep this blog non-technical) it is a communications system I own. It facilitates routine … Continue reading →

Today I am terrified. There is no other word for it. I’m shaking. I can’t eat. It is extremely difficult to focus. Breathing takes effort. A few hours ago I got word that transportation arrangements have been made for an … Continue reading →