Thanks everyone, I do appreciate your responses. You sit and wonder if you're going to dive right into that mess that you're trying to climb out of when you start feeling anxious again after feeling good about things. Does all that make sense? Is this something that we will have to live with or do we actually climb out and stay out?
Last night I tried to stop myself from panicking and think logically and this morning, I'm not doing too bad. I've got a busy day ahead of me so I think that helps in times like this.
Thank you so much again, I do honestly appreciate your responses, it certainly helps.
Hi Maddie, yes I've been there before...can you get yourself occupied with doing something and try and get your mind off the panic thoughts? What kind of pain are you having? Try and push yourself into doing something to get your mind off things, just try and let me know how you're doing..
...thinking of you...Maggie
Hi Diva, there is obviously a trigger there that sets you off. Is it your Mom (and I don't mean that in a bad way), maybe the room you were in, the music, time of the season...I know it could even be the music for me which would remind me of a trigger. Can you remember a smell that was happening at that time, maybe your Mom was cooking also at that time, maybe it was the security you felt with her dancing in the room, very carefree and this triggered you when you went walking with your husband.
I'm just trying to remember my EMDR session when my counsellor would try and set the mood for my triggers. She would ask me what time of day it was, what season it was, was there any smells that stood out, who was there with you, where were you, any particular clothing, or colours of fabric that stood out, any detail at all to help set up the "mood"...maybe that would help you out to try and figure out what your trigger was.
I hope this helps a bit.
That's great Diva, that's really great. What I pulled out of what you did is that you realized where these anxiety feelings were coming from, you made sense of them and continued on with your life...wow that's huge. I'm glad for you. Good luck with studying...Maggie
Hey there, my days seems to be going pretty good also. I don't seem to be waiting for the ball to drop like I used to. But sometimes I do get to that, particularly PMSing. But the thing I was wondering about is, is this new way of thinking because I have changed my way of doing things and therefore my reactions are different or is it the low dose anti-depressant that I'm on doing it. I'm a little nervous about going off it and falling back to where I was.
What made you go off your meds, if you don't mind me asking. If you do mind, I'm certainly not offended if you don't answer. Please don't feel you have to.
Talk to you later...have a good evening. Maggie
How about having a coffee or tea, a snack and a good book or you could probably do the more healthy thing and go for a brisk walk and drink lots of water.
When I'm having a rough day, I stop what I'm doing, sit and cool down and then say to myself, OK, this is going to be ok, you're having a moment, then when I feel ready to carry on (sometimes this takes a while), I carry on.
Diva...very well put, your explanation, you didn't sound like you were rambling. You are right, it is a personal choice to initially take meds, and at that point, to go off the meds when you are ready. I have an appointment today with my counsellor and I thought I would bring that up and see what she has to say about that.
Thank you for your answer, I know it was a personal one, I do appreciate it, your honesty.
Have a good day. :)
Maggie
I've been asked if I've done any journalling, "it helps". But what my question is, is do you write everything down, like a diary or just what your fears are, what creates anxiety, etc., so you can learn to sort out those things? Does that make sense?
Thanks Danielle, I wasn't sure if I had to be technical with this journal or it was suppose to be more "carefree". I guess I look too hard into something, I guess I kind of knew the answer, but wanted to make sure...sorry, thanks for your explanation. Have a good day.
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