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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...

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Monday Morning Again

LostMeme
LostMeme

Monday morning and here I sit again feeling like the weight of the world is going to crush me. Kids are are in their virtual classes and baby is taking a morning nap and I am sitting here trying to figure out why I am experiencing such anxiety. Feel like I am living in a house of cards and they are going to collapse. Dont even know why. Why do i have these thoughts and why do I obsess over them.



Over the weekend it was not so bad. I managed ok I guess. But.... As soon as I opened my eyes this morning my mind was a blaze with nothing but negative thoughts and anxiety. I went to bed real early and got plenty of sleep so its not that I am tired. So I am just rambling on here trying to make some sense of my current situation.



Thanks guys it really does seem to help having a place to come to.

arfie
arfie
"Kids are in their virtual classes and baby is taking a morning nap" is plenty of fuel for my personal anxiety machine. I have two foster children in maskite elementary school while their baby sister stays with me. I hold that "House of Cards" feel as more than a feeling. The whole shebang really can fall in on us at the speed of a Coronaville sneeze. Even without the Coronavile politics, childcare is a fast moving occupation. The caregiver of a two-year-old makes more decisions in a single morning than a Supreme Court Judge makes in a year.

And having a safe place to vent and sort really does help. If nothing else, it helps me remember how to talk like a grown-up. . .
Community LeaderMid
Mid
You're doing the best possible in this challenging time.

Proud of you for doing this!
Ash122
Ash122
I know it's hard to imagine, but don't give the thoughts any power. I find that distraction works best for me. Start organizing something, walk around the house, look up a new recipe to try.

You could also try to challenge the thoughts. Say to yourself, "fine, if we're gonna have these negative thoughts, let's have them now and get it over with." You'd be surprised how well that works sometimes.

You're doing all you can do right now. And every day doesn't have to be a good day, it just has to be a day. Hope some of this helps.
eli_mom
eli_mom
Hi- Thank you for reaching out. Online groups like this are very helpful so feel free to share anytime. I hope you will find comfort here.

Please stay strong. We are here for each other. Try to do things that you will enjoy while kids are busy with their virtual class and the baby is taking a nap. I hope you feel better soon.

With all the changes around us, I pray that all of us will experience peace and strength each day. Keep us posted. God bless.
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