My daughter started twitching and then had a STROKE

[Melensdad]

Well she THOUGHT she did.

She was watching the TV show HOUSE and the episode had some information about a patient that had a stroke. So my daughter, who's LEFT THUMB was twitching panicked, called me while I was out running errands and freaked herself out.

Personally I enjoy the show HOUSE, watch it periodically, but never used it to self-diagnose myself into a panic attack.

So is it justified to beat her over this or do I just take away her "Drama" shows and limit her to "Sit-Coms" and "Documentaries"?

 

[SShepherd]

Well she THOUGHT she did.

She was watching the TV show HOUSE and the episode had some information about a patient that had a stroke. So my daughter, who's LEFT THUMB was twitching panicked, called me while I was out running errands and freaked herself out.

Personally I enjoy the show HOUSE, watch it periodically, but never used it to self-diagnose myself into a panic attack.

So is it justified to beat her over this or do I just take away her "Drama" shows and limit her to "Sit-Coms" and "Documentaries"?

take away the drama shows

 

[fogtender]

Naw, let her watch them... Someday you may be on the floor twitching and maybe she will have learned something useful that involves using jumper cables and a whip.

Basically your screwed if you drop, but the forum entertainment values will be priceless to see how she reacts!

Me bad or what?!?!

 

[Melensdad]

Uh, I don't want her near jumper cables and an electric source, she's watched plenty of 'Action Adventure' movies already.

 

[Lia]

Personally, I have a terrible phobia about hearing of anyone who has a life threatening disease, such as cancer for example. I have always tried to avoid such topics. I can't watch the TV without the remote close by me, in case an advert about cancer, or some other disease comes on.

I certainly couldn't watch a medical programme, and have been known to run around the room with my fingers in my ears, in dire panic, frantically searching for a remote to mute something that concerns any illness, and that has caught me out without the remote.

When meeting a group of people, or friends (most of my friends know of the phobia) and a stranger in the group brings up a medical problem I am mesmerized with fear and, whilst trying to appear to be interested, respectfully, as one must, I'm also frantically and surreptitiously stealing glances at my known acquaintances, pleading with my eyes for them to 'get me the hell outta here.'

When I was a child it used to be a source of amusement to my family, who thought I would outgrow the phobia, but I never have. However, a very dear friend of mine had cancer, and with perseverance, and tolerance on his part, I have been able to converse with him about the illness. I feel kinda proud about that.

 

[fogtender]

Uh, I don't want her near jumper cables and an electric source, she's watched plenty of 'Action Adventure' movies already.

Ahhhh, your a wise man!

 

[fogtender]

Personally, I have a terrible phobia about hearing of anyone who has a life threatening disease, such as cancer for example. I have always tried to avoid such topics. I can't watch the TV without the remote close by me, in case an advert about cancer, or some other disease comes on.

I certainly couldn't watch a medical programme, and have been known to run around the room with my fingers in my ears, in dire panic, frantically searching for a remote to mute something that concerns any illness, and that has caught me out without the remote.

When meeting a group of people, or friends (most of my friends know of the phobia) and a stranger in the group brings up a medical problem I am mesmerized with fear and, whilst trying to appear to be interested, respectfully, as one must, I'm also frantically and surreptitiously stealing glances at my known acquaintances, pleading with my eyes for them to 'get me the hell outta here.'

When I was a child it used to be a source of amusement to my family, who thought I would outgrow the phobia, but I never have. However, a very dear friend of mine had cancer, and with perseverance, and tolerance on his part, I have been able to converse with him about the illness. I feel kinda proud about that.

That is very good that you are addressing you fears head on! Kudo's to to.

It is sad that people do take advantage of people that are at a disadvantage and use that as a tool to entertain themselves while having no concept of the sheer terror they are inflicting on someone else.

Again, sometimes the best way to address something like that is just like you did, head on!

Outstanding!

 

[Lia]

It is sad that people do take advantage of people that are at a disadvantage and use that as a tool to entertain themselves while having no concept of the sheer terror they are inflicting on someone else.

Well, that’s not how it was Foggy… I’ve obviously not explained myself clearly. My family had no idea that I was serious about this issue; I was extremely young, and they assumed that it was just a precocious phase that I was going thro.

I never meant to imply that I was taken advantage of, nor that they got pleasure from this issue. Merely that it, at one time, amused them. I would imagine (I cannot remember now) that they might have toned down dinner table conversation with regard to ‘talking shop,’ since they were both in the medical profession.

Personally, I don’t think that their occupations had anything to do with my silly phobia. I could be wrong on this, who would know at this late stage; but nothing was ever done to me, by them, that would constitute deliberate disinterest or of taking pleasure from seeing me distressed. I had the most indulgent, caring and careful Parents, and consider myself to be extremely fortunate in them.

 

[bczoom]

Bob - You scared me with your thread title. Just glad Melen is OK.

 

[fogtender]

Well, that’s not how it was Foggy… I’ve obviously not explained myself clearly. My family had no idea that I was serious about this issue; I was extremely young, and they assumed that it was just a precocious phase that I was going thro. [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

I never meant to imply that I was taken advantage of, nor that they got pleasure from this issue. Merely that it, at one time, amused them. I would imagine (I cannot remember now) that they might have toned down dinner table conversation with regard to ‘talking shop,’ since they were both in the medical profession.

Personally, I don’t think that their occupations had anything to do with my silly phobia. I could be wrong on this, who would know at this late stage; but nothing was ever done to me, by them, that would constitute deliberate disinterest or of taking pleasure from seeing me distressed. I had the most indulgent, caring and careful Parents, and consider myself to be extremely fortunate in them.

Very glad that it wasn't intentional, but there are people in the world that take great pleasure in abusing other people, and those people the world could use a lot less of!