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Too Far Gone?


11 years ago 0 13 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Ashley,

So far, I have read through 1 and 2 but I don't have a printer to print the forms for the homework. And I just read some of the relaxation one. 
My problem seems to be focus. I will read something and start it, but at times, I feel so edgy, it's like I can't complete it. 
I can sit and watch a movie or a show or read a book but its like when I have to focus and do something, I feel overwhelmed. 
11 years ago 0 11214 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi ScarletPip,
 
It sounds like you are stuck in a vicious panic cycle. It can feel very frustrating, hopeless and of course scary. First know that you are not going crazy. Anxiety and panic cannot lead someone to have more serious disorders. Also, anxiety disorders are some of the most manageable disorders there are. You can take control of it but it does take time and work. You can have that life you used to have again. We will help you get there.
 
That all being said, what session are you on in the program? Do you have any questions? Where are you stuck?
 
 

Ashley, Health Educator
11 years ago 0 6252 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hugs

I don't understand. By being a care person and taking the load off someone else that would have to do it makes you a productive person.

In Canada we have a program to retrain people that can no longer do their job to do something they can. My brother went through the program. I never did because there is nothing I can do in my condition. I can't even sit in front of a computer for very long. 

You could probably find something you are compatible with. Do you need to work, or do you just want to? 
I'd go back to work in a flash if I could, at least that is what I tell myself. I miss work but I still remember the last few jobs I had and they were not good. A couple were very good but a person has to be very healthy to do them. 

Are you "too far gone" physically or mentally or both. Some times I feel like I'm both. But actually I'm just physically too worn out and that would cause major stress if I tried to work again. Even if I could work out of my house.

We are trying to add on to our house and that will be a slow process. It is frustrating knowing how but not being able to do it. We got a quote that was twice what it should have been and that made me sad. So We are going to try to do as much as we can and look for some one more reasonable. 
It is amazing how some people will take advantage of you if they think you have no choice.

That is my vent for the day. Need to weld up my tractor so I can use it again and that and digging a few potatoes will probably be it for the day.

Davit
11 years ago 0 13 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Sorry.. My message got cut off...

Or the meds will just mask the problem. I want to work it out but I don't know how. And I feel so defeated. Then I get depressed. It's just a vicious cycle. I've tried meditation and it seems to help a bit, at the time, but I feel like I'd have to do it all throughout the day. I just don't know what to do anymore. 
11 years ago 0 13 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I feel the same way... I have been suffering from panic and anxiety really badly for pretty much this whole year and I have periods of time where it's not as bad but this past week has been horrible. I think sometimes... Am I going crazy? I feel so edgy all day long, shaky, like I can't relax or feel calm. I feel like I'm coming out of my skin. Then I think... Is something physically wrong? Then that starts a whole new panic that I'm dying or I'm physically sick. I hate this. My mind goes nonstop all day. I have been dealing with agoraphobia, as well. I can go outside of my house, on my porch and sometimes, I can take a walk up the street and back, but I have GONE anywhere in over 4 months and just the thought of it terrifies me. I want to function like I used to, I was always out and about and working 10 hours a day. I had so much fun and it was great. Now I'm alienating myself from my friends, and I get panicked even if someone comes over to my house. I'm so fearful all the time. And I don't like medications. I am afraid they will make things worse or
11 years ago 0 11214 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi Hugs,
 
After being away from work for so long it is understandable that you would feel concerned about going back. But thinking you are too far "gone" sounds like a cognitive distortion. How can you challenge the thought that you can't be a productive member of society again?
 

Ashley, Health Educator
11 years ago 0 4027 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Leaving work was my "escape" from a lot of things, like a toxic environment, a "fit" that wasn't ideal.
 
The problem now is picking up the pieces.  During summer, fruit flies gather in kitchens, as we enjoy the harvest, and the gnats enjoy the leftovers we don't clean up.
 
I discovered a method from youtube of getting rid of them.  I seem to be able to spend too much time marvelling at how the "fruit fly traps" work.
 
What concerns me, is that I'm so far "gone", I can never be a productive member of society again.
 
I wonder if others feel like "venting" or sharing in any other ways of situations where they're "extended"

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