Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
Well I have posted in here a few times about meds and side effects and starting my new journey on getting help.
My last post was a few days ago about all the bad side effects I was having, later that night I woke up with my head shaking off my shoulders, my entire body shaking, vomiting, etc. I found out Zoloft is a big no no for me. So I am now off of it. Thankfully I had only been on it for a short time so within about 24 hrs I was already feeling better.
I am still on wellburtin and propranolol and yesterday was the first time I can ever remember not feeling anxiety! Not a single moment did I feel that gut dropping, heart pounding, world is ending, scared sh*tless anxiety! I can't even believe it. Today has been a good day also. I haven't felt any anxiety even with receiving bad news...I feel emotions other than fear and I didn't know that was possible.
I am still working with a therapist every week also and was pushed to stepp out of my comfort zone and I actually did it. I invited a friend to do something. I don't do that...ever. I never invite people to things and usually when invited I lie to get out of doing it.
I feel success for the first time on my anxiety help journey.
I am suppose to start making progress on some self care...something else I don't really do. I've try googling self care and all that stuff and I don't really know where to start. Does any one have any favorite self care routines or tips?
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My day...today...misplaced my debit card...didn't realize it until I got to the register after shopping to a full cart. Used a different debit card and pulled apart everything looking for missing debit card before I left parking lot. Got home, dropped keys. So now I have a missing debit card, missing keys. A full cartload to unload and put away. I got everything put away.Dumped purse for a...
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I don't really know how to label this but I having a rough week and I can't say it's one thing.... I have a lot on my plate which is nothing new and I try to cope in many positive ways and do but I still have my moments.My kids more so my daughters talk to me about everything which I know it's cause of comfort and we are close.... however I really struggle with the venting about their dad which...
Self care-do something special for you!
Personally, I don't like to complicate my self-care with regimens and opines. I like simplicity and my general gee on self-care is to validate my own needs and do whatever it takes to help myself feel better. I started with **just** allowing myself the right **to** feel better. I sincerely believed I deserved every bit of pain and neglect I had suffered in my broken birthright. Once I jumped that hurdle, knowing what helps me feel better was/is pretty instinctive.
Gentle support while you find what works for you.