Hope the venting helped, Question. That sounds like one of my own definitions of a shitty day, but your awareness level sounds equal to the task of getting through it with a modicum of grace and dignity.

***Clink***

Here's to hoping tomorrow is a better day.

I think I'm in a funk this week let's hope that's not true

Funks happen. Tragic but true.

Is it good news that we usually survive the funks?

I just feel like I'm going to explode from distress

Keep venting. . . I'm utterly convinced it helps release that explosive distress.

I don’t know why I feel this way I just can’t do existence right now

I will power through it but it utterly sucks

Have you tried venting in a journal?

Don't think about what to write. Just unload everything that comes to mind as it happens.

I have enough will power to will my way through the Gates of Hell. I've even accomplished that mission and, with my 20-20 hindsight, still haven't quite figured out how I came to think that was much of a solution. Guess I was *just* doing the best I could with what I had to work with.

After I started working smarter instead of harder, another benefit I found in the venting is that it helped sort through all those gory details while I was clearing the air.

Further encouragement to keep venting, Question. Your answers are in there.

Listening. . .

A little better was able to calm self down enough to function
I think my anxiety was triggered by all the stress I've been dealing with lately as well as some other things
I just have to try to remember this won't last forever

From this side of the keyboard...it sounds like you really ARE handling it.

But I totally get ANXIETY. and how it can tear me up inside. Give yourself some well deserved credit.

Thank you. I think i am learning how to handle it it is very hard though

Yes, it is hard. Sorry you're having a bad day. I hope tomorrow is better for you. I guess just try to get a good night's sleep tonight and start new tomorrow. Hugs to you.

Sorry to hear :( I learned a few years ago I can NOT have coffee after lunch time, unless it's the weekend and I can stay up. Even if I'm not energetic, my brain just won't shut off, even if I'm tired. So try and limit your coffee to only the mornings and see if that helps.

Yeah coffee won't help the anxiety, but one or two is usually OK I've found.. any more than that and I get jittery and nervous and can't slow down.

Venting helps I find. It's such a stress reliever to get it all down, and out of your head. To have people listen. To feel heard and like you're not alone. (Because you're definitely not alone...)

Good luck and I hope you sleep good tonight. Try to force yourself out for a walk today, or some yoga. It's so so hard getting started, but even just 5 minutes could make a difference.

One thing that helps me when I'm feeling like you're describing is to focus on those tasks that I CAN do instead of feeling overwhelmed with what I CAN'T or can't control. The other thing that helps when I"m really feeling anxious is to just breathe, sounds simple, but it WORKS every time. Focus on breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth. Once I"ve taken some time to focus just on the simple things, it helps to deal with each issue thereafter.