[alt.support.anxiety-panic.moderated] General Group Info - Weekly-miniFAQ

[Daniel R. Rhodes]

Archive-name: support/anxiety-panic.moderated/Weekly-miniFAQ
Posting-Frequency: Weekly
Last-modified: 21 Feb 2006
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Maintainer: Daniel R. Rhodes <asapm-***@drrhodes.org>

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WEEKLY MINI-FAQ

Welcome to alt.support.anxiety-panic.moderated, known as
ASAPM. This is the Weekly Mini-FAQ, a set of hints on how
to make everyone's experience at ASAPM more enjoyable. I
post this FAQ on Tuesdays per tradition. I welcome
suggestions on ways to improve this document. I would prefer
suggestions sent in e-mail. For links that no longer work, a
recommended alternative would be appreciated. While no
vote will taken for changes to this document, for some
changes a discussion might be called. For comments or to
request a copy, people can e-mail me at
asapm-***@drrhodes.org

ASAPM 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 URL or e-mail address
listed above.

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 mini-FAQ 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), the ASAPM
Dictionary of Anxiety and Panic Disorders and some interesting history
about anxiety and panic can be found at
the following links.

http://anxiety-panic.com
http://anxiety-panic.com/dictionary
http://anxiety-panic.com/history


Cathleen Henning has produced a very useful site
with much information and comprehensive links.

http://panicdisorder.about.com/

Two sites for Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) are:

http://www.cognitivetherapy.com/
http://nacbt.org/

Referals to CBT therapists can be found at:

http://nacbt.org/searchfortherapists.asp

A site for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is

www.rebt.org

Another site for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
Besides information on the site, there is an associated Yahoo
chat group about REBT.

http://rebt-cbt.net/home.html

A site for locating US behavioral therapists through the
Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy's (AABT)

https://aabt.org/members/Directory/Find_A_Therapist.cfm

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 ASAPM 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:

http://myweb.cableone.net/snit/anxiety

as well as the renowned "Amusing Panics" collection:

http://myweb.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://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/pd-gad_safezone/

Other valuable locations include the following:

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/anxietymenu.cfm

http://www.mhsource.com/expert/consumer.html/#anxiety

http://www.mentalhealth.com/

http://anxietynetwork.com/hcbt.html

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/


OTHER NEWSGROUPS

While ASAPM welcomes discussions of all forms of anxiety
disorders, there are other newsgroups that target
particular disorders and their issues.

AGORAPHOBIC?

There is a newsgroup dedicated to discussing the problems
faced by those with agoraphobia. It's called
alt.support.agoraphobia

DENTAL PHOBIA?

There is a newsgroup dedicated to discussing the
problems faced by those with Social Phobia. It is called:
alt.support.dental.phobia

OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE (OCD)?

There is a newsgroup dedicated to discussing the
problems faced by those with OCD. It is called:
alt.support.ocd

There is also a moderated version of ASO, but it appears to
be no longer active.

PTSD?

There is a newsgroup dedicated to discussing the
problems faced by those with PTSD. It is called:
alt.support.trauma-ptsd

SOCIAL PHOBIA?

There is a newsgroup dedicated to discussing the
problems faced by those with Social Phobia. It is called:
alt.support.social-phobia


HINTS AND TIPS

It is best to read any newsgroup for a week or so before
posting. Often you will find that a question you has been
previously addressed.

ASAPM is a special newsgroup in that it is moderated. All
posts are expected to follow the newsgroup charter and
moderation guidelines. While speaking freely is
encouraged, a post that does not meet the charter or
moderation guidelines is subject to not being posted. Most
posts will have no trouble meeting these rules, but the
moderation team encourages posters to read these documents.

The moderation guidelines are posted to ASAPM on a regular
basis. They can also be found at
http://www.algebra.com/~asapm/Policy.txt

The charter is posted to ASAPM about the same time and
may be found at
http://www.algebra.com/~asapm/Charter.txt

A main theme behind moderation of ASAPM is to avoid
attacking and flaming of other posters. Three topics
particularly likely to lead to attacks or flames are
religion, politics and the alleged addictive properties of
benzodiazepine medications, such as Xanax. Avoiding these
subjects can help prevent posts from becoming unacceptable
and therefore subject to moderation.

You might feel that religion is an integral part of your
recovery process. By keeping statements about the role
religion has had in your recovery to how you are helped by
it, you can help keep posts from becoming unacceptable.


POST ARCHIVAL

You might decide you don't want your posts archived at
Google.com . This is an individual choice and you can
prevent your posts from being archived by putting a line of
"X-No-Archive: yes" in your header or as the first line in your
message body. Your software might have an option to do
this for you.

If you reply to a post that has the "X-No-Archive: yes"
field, it is considered good manners to put it in your post as
well. An alternative is remove the name and e-mail address
of the person you are quoting.


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://www.ibiblio.org/usenet-i/


COMMONLY USED ACRONYMS ON ASAPM:

{{{yournamehere}}}
or
(((yournamehere))) 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)
FWIW For What It's Worth
GAD Generalized Anxiety Disorder
IIRC If I Recall Correctly
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
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)
SSNRI Selective Serotonin Norepinephrine ( or
Nor adrenaline) Reuptake Inhibitor
(antidepressant family)
SSRE Selective Serotonin Reuptake Enhancer
(antidepressant family)
SSRI Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
(antidepressant family)
TCA Tricyclic Antidepressant
(antidepressant family)
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary
--
The second nicest guy on the internet
For a copy of the ASAPM FAQs please e-mail me at
asapm-***@drrhodes.org

[Snit]

Post by Daniel R. Rhodes
http://myweb.cableone.net/snit/anxiety
http://myweb.cableone.net/snit/anxiety/data/stories.html

Just a note that those are very outdated links (though I have them set to
forward to the main page of the new URL). The links should be:

http://anxiety.gallopinginsanity.com

and

http://anxiety.gallopinginsanity.com/data/stories.html

Some day, honest, I will update the site. Really. It will happen. You do
believe me... right? :)