I don't mean for this to come out the wrong way (please don't take offense), but it seems that the scale of women vs. men on here is slightly if not heavily outweighed by women. Even on the tapes it seems there are more women addressed than men. I have nothing against this, mind you. It's interesting how much I feel I have in common with everyone on here be it female or male. I was just curious if this ever crossed anyone's mind and what their thoughts are on it. If there are guys on here, it would be re-assuring to hear from them for some stupid reason I think it would be cool to hear what other men go through. I know that in general, men tend not to be as open with our fears as women do......but maybe that's why women tend to live longer?



[This message has been edited by mix2much (edited 03-02-2002).]

hey mix, guy here, and if you wanna know my opinion, i gotta tell you. I try not to take it too personal, so what if more women seem to be in this program than men, i'm glad i'm getting the help i need, and besides, what difference should it make anyways, thoughts are thoughts, we all have them, what's to say whats a womans thought versus a mans thought, other than the obvious, like, women could think "did i put on makeup" and men would think somethign like "did i forget to shave"

Hey mgoldberg cool it.
You can't deny something which has been proven beyond the shadow of the doubt:
man and women are VERY different in their mentality, emotion ect. and it's true they do tend to be more readily open then man.
But mix don't worry i for example identify with a lot of what lucinda says and there are plenty of guys round here. the symptoms
of the anxiety are the same for man and woman and so are the ways to treat them. So you are in good hands just give this course your best shot and you'll be ok.

I am a stressed out and anxious man. I got the program because I need support to get me on my feet again. Panic and anxiety were spiraling me down fast, even though I have a bright future. I guess I'm a negative thinker, but I am finding myself and learning to love myself again.