Re: My success story :) - Carol

July 9, 2007

Carol, your comments about your daughter meeting people and then

avoiding long-term relationships is interesting. I did that

beginning in my late teens until the last year or two. I think it

became much more pronounced right about the time a gold crown went

in over a molar and next to lots of amalgams. I was always

friendly, and small talk was easy and general, but I never

remembered names & conversations as I should have, had tremendous

trouble staying focused on others, and easily lost my train of

thought while speaking. At that young age, it's really humiliating,

and I think it's sort of a self-preservation thing to keep a

distance after making new acquaintances. She takes a risk when

trying to get to know people better as high school & early college

age kids can be really cruel, and she may even be unconscious of the

fact she fears them realizing she's not completely 'with it'. It's

wonderful she has this opportunity to chelate.

I can still have a hard time with these symptoms (it worsens a lot

while taking ALA). But at this age and with a diagnosis and

treatment, I've learned to be open about what's going on and do

enjoy a really great, small circle of friends.

Joanne

She has a hard time making

> friends even though people are drawn to her. They

> can't tell that she is anxious. She comes accross

> quite the opposite. Boys ask her out and she will go

> out once with them and make sure they don't want to

> ask her out again.She is very nice to them but, I am

> sure she gives off the feeling of " stay away " . This

> breaks my heart as she is a beautiful, lovely,

> talented young lady with so many abilites. People just

> really think she's fun...so, I don't want her to wall

> off people all her life.

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