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Is this normal?

codymama
codymama
I have some anxiety everyday. I try to push myself by keeping busy for a certain amount of time and then I start to feel myself slipping back down anxiety/depression Lane. I can now idenfify my negative thought and I stop the thought or just change the thought to a positive thought. I have had alot of stress lately. My life feels like a vicious circle with the anxiety and O.C.D. I am on several meds and see a therapist. Today all Ive done is dose on and off and watch T.V. and I get mad at myself. Should I allow myself days whrere I just watch T.V and veg. Please let me know if you have unproductive days. Thanks
Becky
Julia1953
Julia1953
I think we all have unproductive days. The trick is to not let them become unproductive weeks or months. The "several meds" could be making you drowsy, too. I would tell my doctor that I'm looking to ***SOME DAY*** get off at least some of these meds, and ask if they can recommend some other avenues to try to reduce your anxiety and your need for so many meds. Yes, meds are sometimes good and necessary, but I firmly believe in trying other ways to cope with anxiety. I'm sure your doc will work with you on this. In the meantime, don't let the tv and dozing off become routine... sometimes you really do have to force yourself to get off that couch and do something, even if it's only sitting on your porch. Good luck!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I let myself veg out when the anxiety is up over the top. It seems to help reset my panic level to a manageable level.

The last two days I have given myself permission to really relax. Tomorrow, I will be back at it.
deleted_user
deleted_user
My anxiety is so high, it;s impossible to do anything but veg out. I either watch TV or read. I can't focus on any tasks and panic if i need to leave the house. :(
Davis88
Davis88
Do you know what might be triggering your anxiety? I had really bad anxiety too and what triggered mine was I was afraid of peoples perceptions of me. I was also afraid of messing up and of letting people down and I'd beat myself up for days and days if I felt like I did...but speech class seriously fixed my problem. I felt like I'd rather die than talk in front of people, and for the first few weeks I did sooo badly, I shook and stuttered and did the whole nine yards lol...but it fixed it! Hope this might help you if your problem is similar to what mine was :)
deleted_user
deleted_user
I probably shouldn't admit this, but the invention of DVR and Netflix REALLY helped my anxiety. In order for me to shut my mind off, I need to get sucked into something else. An hour long TV show is great, but you have commercials just when you start forgetting how much your hate your life. lol.
DVR and Netflix allow me to have TRUE veg days. I am talking 8 hours straight, commercial free of the same program. For me, it is a great way to get out of my head and forget my problems. Granted, I can't do this every day. And it would probably be really unhealthy if I did. But every night when my kids go to bad, I watch at least 2 episodes of a show. I start at Episode 1 of a particular show, and I keep going for several weeks until I have watched them all. It is my escape. I look forward to it. And like I said, when I am really going through a stressful time, I will have husband watch the kids and do it all day long.
I am a firm believer in doing something to help yourself. But I also think that doing nothing, within reason, can be a very important something.