Am I the only one posting here this weekend, has everyone got rid of their anxiety/panic?
Another not so good a day, depressed right now. I don't know what it is maybe the fact I wont be in school for nearly a month now. No structure, no homework (what am I saying, that's a good thing no homework - right?) Boy I never thought I would miss school.
It seems the nights are worse, during the day I'm usually running around here and there.
Oh well, since no one else is here I'll just sign off now & do my english essay.
Yep evenings are definitely worse for me, you see one of my biggest fears is not being able to get out at night for a walk.
Also I have noticed since last Tuesday when my Christmas vacation started from school my moods have been fluctuating more. Getting more depressed, angry and irritable and I don't like it one bit.
In the daytime I am out walking as much as I can. You're right about doing more exercise, I was doing my Tai Chi daily outside but stopped it when the weather got worse. I will have to schedule a time for it indoors and I was thinking about doing my Mindful Hatha Yoga again - at home. I took a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course -MBSR- last year (I have stopped practicing my MBSR, which totally defeats the purpose). I have MBSR cd's which I will start using again. I can & will not let myself slip into the "pit" again.
I'm glad that you have a part-time job, I think that's part of my downfall not being able to work. Oh well when I start back to school in Janyuary I am volunteering at our college's library, so I'll see how that goes.
Thanks for being there. I didn't consider myself much of a reader until I got Panic, Depression and then GAD. I have read so much on these disorders that my social worker said I could teach people about them. So I made a promise to my other social worker (what 2 social workers you say? - they both deal with different aspects of my disorder). So getting back to the promise I made it was to stop reading books related to the disorders because it was making me worse.
I know I will have to try to develop other hobbies or interests. I meant to say to Karla, has she seen my room? It looks like a disaster zone, throw things here and there. It was like that since I first took the Panic Disorder then when I got better last year I cleaned it up. Now since the Depression and GAD it's back to a mess again, so this could be a major thing to do.
Cleaning my room is a daunting task, if you saw it you would know why. I will try doing little bits at a time, that way it won't overwhelm me. As I get very easily overwhelmed these days, along with getting very angry and irritated.
As for books to read the only one that comes to mind right now is about writing english essays, maybe I'll try it & see how it goes.
Another lousy day again, I wish I could say it wasn't, but my dad irritates the heck out of me. Now with me being off school for a month I am home more and seeing him more - talk about stressful. I have to find some way to deal with it because I don't like all the anger.
Oh well I guess that's enough complaining for tonight.
No apologies needed, I honestly thought everyone had gotten rid of their anxiety/panic and I was the only one left who didn't - silly me.
I'm with you right now the lack of structure is what I believe is causing my increasing irritation and anger. I agree with you about the reading too, I have to be interested in the topic. So as I said to Breanne I might try reading a book on writing english essays, boy oh boy never thought I would be interested in reading a book on this topic. Have things changed or what?
Thanks for all the good advice especially about the B-complex. Why is is that doctors don't tell people with anxiety or panic to take this, no all they can think of is anti-anxiety & anti-depressant. Nothing more natural for them!
As for rest you know since last year I will not give into having a nap if I'm tired during the day, I just won't. I think I did give in once and had a panic attack since then no napping for me. Resting during the day in for form of a nap to me is letting go and I just don't want to do that. Sure I will muck around with my computer, do gardening but not sleep.
Once again thanks for the advice I'm going to check with my doctor about the B-complex. I went to the drugstore tonight to buy one but read the warning label & that was enough to put me off. I know a friend of mine who suffered from depression took liquid b-12 & couldn't say enough about how it lifted her mood.
Well I was having not too bad a day, actually cleaned up a bit of stuff in my room. It felt really good, not too bad a mood either. Then all of a sudden I was just standing in one of our rooms when a thought entered my mind "I'm not finished with you yet". I don't know where it came from but it really frightened the wits out of me. The only explanation I could come up with was now that I am starting to feel better it was as if the anxiety bully was saying to me you think you're over me you got another thing coming. I told my mum about it she said to try and forget about it and that I analyze things too much - of course she's right again.
Well the thought is still bothering me & having told mum I said to her I think she thinks there is something really wrong with me. But you know what it's actually me who thinks there is something really wrong with me.
Anyone else had this kind of experience, just when you think things are getting better then wham! How did you handle it?
I have read on previous posts that anxiety is referred to as a bully, it seems it doesn't want to give up it's hold on/over me.
I have read through the section you suggested on "Challenging Negative Thoughts". One thing though when I finished reading an "Advanced Negative Thought Form or Challenge Worksheet" didn't unlock for me to use. Maybe I'm mistaken but I believe it said when I had finished reading the session that one of the forms would be unlocked.
Thanks very much for the info and web site regarding b-12. I just purchased B-complex with vitamins C & E, it's a stress formula. I have an appointment with my doctor in January & I'm going to ask her about taking these, I just want to make sure.
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