I went back to the beginning of this thread and decided to post my positives today..I have always liked this thread..It feels good to post the positives..
1. I stopped at my Sons and daughter in laws house on the way home from my camping trip.
2. I had a really nice time visiting with and seeing everyone again this Easter.
3. Everyone was happy healthy and in good spirits..
4. I am looking forward to seeing the whole family again next year..
This happens to me too sometimes...I do get tired after the exposure even when it goes really good..I think there may be two things going on when it happens to me..
I am telling myself this wasn't to bad. I did really great with this exposure..Than I start thinking is this just a fluke, can I do this again and still feel good about myself and will the outcome be as good next time...I think for me there is still some self doubt going on.
It was very sweet of you to put up this pic for me!!!
Thank you for thinking of me!!
I am thinking about going back to Arizona on May 6th for a 3 day Blue Grass concert and craft fair..
I have seen the beautiful Socorro Cactus,and sunsets in your picture, not to mention all the little woodpeckers making nests in them..and the beautiful Red Cardinals flying about. I find myself yearning to be there the again...Your picture really brings back all the beauty of it..Thank you for sharing it with me..I will always think of you and your kindness when I see the Socorro Cactus again...
I find that if I push myself to hard and get to tired everything I do seems harder from both a physical and emotional stand point...I have been trying to make sure I get enough sleep..I have also been trying to let myself relax and just be when I need to. This seems to help me..
Of course this is easier said than done...
But I am still learning how to love myself and take care of my basic needs...
The most important thing is for me to remember is that it's ok to take care of me now...
This is something I did to myself by becoming Agoraphobic..
It didn't happen overnight and it is not going to get better overnight either.
I have been doing exposure work to try to break the cycle and it is helping. I know it's going to take time to get better. Sometimes it can get very scary and tiring and a little depressing...this is when I find myself avoiding the world and crawling back into my shell...I work on it for a while than I have to take a rest..I just want to make sure I don't let myself fall back into the comfortable trap of my Agoraphobia again...Other wise I will be isolated forever.....
I can really relate to what you said in your post..It really does sneak up on a person..
For me the physical pain and mental are co-mingled..If I am in a lot of pain physically it effects my mental state and vice versa. There are things I have had to avoid doing because of the arthritis in my spine..Back surgery did make the pain bearable most of the time..but lately is has been pretty bad...
The degeneration in my spine has progressed over the years and it has limited what I can do physically..I was a very physical person and all the physical activity helped me deal with it or you might call it work off my anxiety and stress..I would always feel much better after a long day of physical labor...I really didn't socialize a lot. I really enjoyed the solitude and physical labor....I wish I could dig in the yard the way I used to..When I see my doctor on the forth of next month..I am going to ask for a Rx for pain meds and muscle relaxers again.
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