I don't normally write to this newsgroup, although I've
read it a couple of times.  The basics: my name is Jenni,
I'm 22, and I come from Melbourne, Australia.

I've been experiencing a multitude of problems within myself over
the past couple of years - 
or rather one problem has manifested itself in a myriad of ways.
What's it got to do with alt.consciousness?
Well, they all seem to stem from a "post-modern" kind of 
*hyper* consciousness - "hyper-awareness". 
(Apologies for the jargon, but the terms seem alarmingly appropriate.)

I seem to take all the theory too much to heart.

For example, I have problems talking because...