by Erin McGhee
This blog is a place for me to talk about comedy shows, and music I love, and life experiences, so I guess this entry will fall into that third category. A little journal-ish, so if you're not interested in vain rambling, smell ya later!
So, I just finished reading my friend Patty's blog about the nature of her happiness, or state of being, and it connected with me in a way.
Does anybody else feel like they've been going quietly insane since, like, elementary school? When my anxiety is particularly high I feel like everyone in the world is watching and judging the decisions I make. Is there such a thing as "Narcissistic Anxiety"? I think I'm coining it, so I get credit if it's ever on Oprah.
The long and short of it is that I am very lucky and thankful for all of the good things in my life, and all of the good people. It's time to be grateful, and not panicky, because as my favorite drama teacher used to say, "what's the worst that can happen?" There might be some yoga and/or Taoist conversion in my near future. I'm starting this new month with a new intention.
I only write all this personal junk in the hopes that someone else might relate and appreciate it in some way. So there's my fleeting stab at sincerity. Being Irish and uncomfortable with emotion, I now offer you this:
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THANK YOU for posting that clip. I'd almost forgotten. :)
p.s. I too am Irish and uncomfortable with emotion. And you're not crazy.
Thanks Jess, I do appreciate it.
Yesterday while having a particularly difficult time I watched "Freelove Freeway" about a hundred times, and it made me laugh every time. That show was the best thing that ever happened to comedy.
Boy do I relate. Thus all the yoga.
I'm no psychologist, but I think most anxiety is rooted in some type of narcism (sp).
Anyway, I think you are brilliant and wonderful!
PS. I'm Italian and too comfortable with emotions, which makes things uncomfortable for everyone.
haha - I love the being Irish and uncomfortable with emotions thing. I'm so emotional and down on myself b/c I'm Irish... and then I just feel guilty and ashamed of it. Oh, it never ends.
I like you!
Thanks ladies. I do indeed want to try yoga again. I feel like that's probably key...it just hurt soooo bad the last time. Like, weeks of hurt. Alison Royer's fault.
reading 5 books on my honeymoon was my yoga. now i fear with no free time i'll go back to not reading again until my next vacation which won't be anytime soon since i just took 4 of them in one. scratch that, your blogs are my yoga.
i'm irish and italian, what does that make me? a hot mess?
i can't wait to see you and talk shapiro and october.
Erin, it's been my experience that you're only crazy in the best of ways. Don't get down on yaself.*
*without first doing lots of yoga stretchies!!!!**
** this was a failed flexibility joke.
i totally hear you about the anxiety/going woo hoo since elementary school. last week i cried hot, angry tears in my boss' office due to a bad mix of anxiety and on-the-job stress.
this too shall pass. you're not in the bell jar yet erin. :)
-becky
ps. i changed the name of my blog and i think by mistake now i'm a bit hidden? no idea why. silly blogspot. i'm old.
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