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Posting-Frequency: Weekly Last-modified: 2002/08/06 URL: http://www.drrhodes.org/index.html Maintainer: Daniel R. Rhodes <ASAP-miniFAQ@drrhodes.org> See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge -------- Here's the Weekly Mini-FAQ. I am posting it on Tuesdays per tradition and will make no changes to the general content without a vote to the group. I am keeping a copy of the latest at www.drrhodes.org . People can also e-mail me at ASAP-miniFAQ@drrhodes.org for a copy. Please be aware that the web pages are presently not in sync with the posted versions. I hope to have this corrected shortly. WEEKLY MINI-FAQ - updated 08/06/02 Welcome to alt.support.anxiety-panic: known as ASAP to its regulars :) ASAP also has a full FAQ overview of anxiety conditions, which is posted here monthly. If you would like a copy sooner it can be obtained via the WWW sites listed below. Meanwhile, this weekly mini-FAQ contains useful WWW addresses, general information plus a few hints and tips. Even if you skip the lists of essential URLs and other information, please take time to read the hints and tips at the end of this, before you start posting. This miniFAQ is best viewed in a fixed font. At the end of this document there are some commonly used acronyms (e.g. YMMV) that some of you may find useful. + Added since last posting & Updated since last posting ESSENTIAL URLs: The Anxiety-Panic.Com search engine (devoted to hundreds of anxiety related web sites world-wide) and the ASAP Dictionary of Anxiety and Panic Disorders can be found at the following links. http://anxiety-panic.com http://anxiety-panic.com/dictionary Cathleen Henning has produced a very useful site with much information and comprehensive links. You can also find the ASAP FAQ there: http://panicdisorder.about.com/ The National Anxiety Foundation has a very promising site, covering both Panic Disorder and OCD. It's well worth a look: http://lexington-on-line.com/naf.html Regular ASAP contributor and founder of the Panic Disorders Institute, Dr. Stuart Shipko, has his own thought-provoking and stimulating site. Highly recommended: http://www.algy.com/pdi The Anxiety Disorders Association of America also has a site: http://www.adaa.org Snit's Anxiety Suggestions at: www.cableone.net/snit/anxiety as well as the renowned "Amusing Panics" collection: www.cableone.net/snit/anxiety/data/stories.html The PD-GAD Safe Zone is a moderated email list for those who suffer from Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and the many other varieties of Anxiety Disorders. There you will find support, help, information, laughter, tears, success stories, discussion of medications and/or therapies, anything and everything to do with dealing with these disorders day by day. http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Spa/7858/welcome_.htm Other valuable locations include the following: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/anxiety/ http://www.geocities.com/adfanswinc/index.html http://www.mhsource.com/expert/consumer.html/#anxiety http://www.mentalhealth.com/ Be aware that this next site promotes a multimedia CBT program that I have not used or heard anyone using. http://mindstreet.com/aboutcg.html http://anxietynetwork.com/hcbt.html http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/ AGORAPHOBIC? A complementary newsgroup, specially dedicated to discussing the problems faced by those with agoraphobia, has recently been formed. It's called alt.support.agoraphobia HINTS AND TIPS It is best to read a newsgroup for a week or so before posting - especially if your comments might be controversial. Two topics particularly likely to cause trouble here are religion and the alleged addictive properties of benzodiazepine medications, such as Xanax. The convention on ASAP regarding religion is that preaching or exhorting others to follow any particular faith is not acceptable. It is fine to say that faith in X or Y has helped you individually, but *not* to suggest others follow your beliefs and especially not to quote religious works for the purposes of conversion. Regarding medication, it is extremely important that you check out previous postings on the subject (see below). The "addiction" issue has been exhausted several times over on this NG and detailed explanations of the medical difference between addiction and dependency have been posted on countless occasions. Please do *not* post inflammatory material on this subject. Read the earlier discussions. WANT TO DIP INTO OUR PAST? Most posts to ASAP are archived and can be invaluable sources of information about therapies, medications, symptoms etc. Posts can be accessed via: alt.support.anxiety-panic">http://groups.google.com/groups?group=alt.support.anxiety-panic NEED TO POST ANONYMOUSLY? It is quite acceptable for posters to withhold their identities if need be, provided, of course, they post sensibly. For information on anonymous servers, send e-mail to: help@anon.twwells.com -- for an automatically returned help message. UNSURE ABOUT NETIQUETTE? If you are completely new to newsgroups and want to find out the general do's and don't's, the following site provides FAQs and guides: http://sunsite.unc.edu/usenet-i/ COMMONLY USED ACRONYMS ON ASAP: {{{younamehere}}} or (((younamehere))) A cyber hug. AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact AD Anxiety Disorder or Anti-depressant (depends on context) AFAIK As Far As I Know BTW By the way <G> Grinning <BG> Big Grin <EG> Evil Grin <VBG> Very Big Grin (add 'V's as necessary) GAD Generalized Anxiety Disorder IMO In my opinion IOW In Other Words LOL Laughing Out Loud MAOI Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (antidepressant family) NG News Group (Usenet) OT Off Topic OTOH On The Other Hand PD Panic Disorder pdoc Panic Disorder Specialist ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROTFLMAO Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off SAD Seasonal Affective Disorder or Social Anxiety Disorder (depends on context) SSRI Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (antidepressant family) TCA Tricyclic Antidepressant (antidepressant family) YMMV Your Mileage May Vary -- The second nicest guy on the internet Need the ASAP Mini-FAQ? A copy is at www.drrhodes.org Or e-mail me at ASAP-miniFAQ@drrhodes.org for a copy User Contributions:
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