tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684236.post9117466896486950809..comments2023-10-16T06:10:24.969-04:00Comments on Julie Unplugged: PanickedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00088119765077193302noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684236.post-37339824546587737632008-04-21T05:23:00.000-04:002008-04-21T05:23:00.000-04:00Funny. I've felt the panic you describe, not in r...Funny. I've felt the panic you describe, not in relation to myself but my daughter. I think that having my anxiety chips overloaded so many times worrying about the horrific stuff she went through and put herself through, didn't leave me with any thing left over to worry about myself. I've sat in parked cars in the worst parts of town and stalked through dark streets past junkies shooting up and meth users tweaking and drug deals going down because she phoned me crying, not knowing how she got where she was. Once when she was in the hospital after an overdose I was up late because I couldn't sleep. I heard some noise downstairs and went down to investigate. I found an obviously stoned young man burglarizing our house - we had neglected to lock the back door. We stood and looked at each other. I asked him if he was lost. He said maybe. I told I thought he was in the wrong place and escorted him to the door. I remembered hoping that he would find his way out of the mess he was in. I then woke up my husband, who flipped out and called the police. I don't remember feeling the least bit fearful. There was no room in my head for that.<BR/><BR/>A year ago when I was in for my check-up my doctor asked me how my periods were. I thought about it and then said, "I don't think I've had one for about a year." So that was that. I went through menopause and never even noticed.ilukahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927669936034161257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684236.post-38658183379740019652008-04-19T22:27:00.000-04:002008-04-19T22:27:00.000-04:00I can't believe it! I thought I was the only one g...I can't believe it! I thought I was the only one going through this. You don't know how much this helps me. I feel so vulnerable these days, and like you, scared of things I didn't even think about 20 + years ago when it might have mattered! <BR/><BR/>Does the fear happen in other areas of your life? I can't drive with my young drivers, either. Will has to do all the practice driving with them because, frankly, they terrify me.<BR/><BR/>Maybe we're just too aware of what not only <I>can</I> happen, but what actually does happen way too often. We no longer feel the immortality of youth.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827201641849834510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684236.post-84167546171216982782008-04-19T12:06:00.000-04:002008-04-19T12:06:00.000-04:00this is a fabulous piece, a good roller coaster ri...this is a fabulous piece, a good roller coaster ride between paranoia and relief. :-) i'm dying to hear about the lamott/gilbert event. i had to give my tickets to my sister, as i was still up in mendocino for spring break when it occurred.concretegodmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15715507653195339418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684236.post-9672835176191876982008-04-18T18:51:00.000-04:002008-04-18T18:51:00.000-04:00Or, you could have been visiting USC. Just look a...Or, you could have been visiting USC. Just look at it that way!<BR/><BR/>Peace and Bruin Love.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02784232889655793234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684236.post-37826547623488382982008-04-18T15:21:00.000-04:002008-04-18T15:21:00.000-04:00Like it. Gritty. Candid. Tough. Dare I say... Chan...Like it. Gritty. Candid. Tough. Dare I say... Chandler-esque? Maybe, maybe not, but the LA milieu brings him to mind. Philip Marlowe lurks in a nearby alley, brim pulled low, trenchcoat on though the weather doesn't call for it, puffing on a Lucky Strike. It's his job to keep his eye on dames like you.David Blakesleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12167200509158903679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684236.post-41648531514102501982008-04-18T14:56:00.000-04:002008-04-18T14:56:00.000-04:00Oh yes...I know the mid life madness that you spea...Oh yes...I know the mid life madness that you speak of. Fraught with danger and opportunity! hysterical laughter and the cold shakes...as I am sure you discovered during your soul searching. I look forward to hearing more.<BR/><BR/>SusanSUSANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04656015308557797386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684236.post-33865820370866771252008-04-18T14:32:00.000-04:002008-04-18T14:32:00.000-04:00beautiful journey, beautifully expressed.beautiful journey, beautifully expressed.Ampersandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469014547016164445noreply@blogger.com