yep... pretty much - case by case. there are handful of people out there who are crippled by it and those who are crippled by it suffer from it for a long time... unable to function "normally" in life such as socializing, working, etc. for ie - stuck in his/her room most of time for years... just brooding over it and unable to socialize with other people.
but very good to hear that you have coped with it 
