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...
My wife is going to a program that deals with severe anxiety, depression, and related conditions- mental illness to be short. My wife was scared to go to a program. And a man came over, calmly asking why she was scared and what he could do to help. He waited 10, 15, close to 20 minutes, missing part of his program gently trying to help my wife. He didn't have to do it, but was part of a group that works on problems and helping others.
So this is what mental illness can mean. It can mean good people working to help, people more charitable and caring than the population at large, people trying to make themselves and the world better. So be a little careful about attaching a stigma to someone who acknowledges he or she has a problem because from what I've seen there are some wonderful people who fit in this category.
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I haven't written in my diary on my computer since May because I thought that my computer was dying. I got away from writing but my computer is hanging in there. I think that I will start writing in it again. It's so therapeutic.
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Years ago, I won a mirrored armoire from my job. It's in my bedroom but I rarely stand in front of it. Yesterday, I had to have a dexascan done so I had to change into a gown. There was a full length mirror in the changing room. I'm aware that I gained 5 to 7 pounds over the last year from cheating on Keto but I didn't know what it looked like. It was a reality check.
for what it's worth
i love drawing analogies between physical and mental health. in my own case, the extent of my psychic injuries requires ongoing therapy. is my "program" that radically different than ongoing physical therapy for a paraplegic accident victim?