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...
So my hysterectomy is tomrrow and I'm playing all the what if's in my head. My anxiety is through the roof, I'm scared out of my gord, and everything seems to be falling apart in my head. My partner's dad is sick, we just adopted a kid, and I'm freeeeaking out. I want to report something nice for once. I would like to sit back and report that I'm having a good day. That I'm drinking coffee and everything is fine. God I want this to be over already. Life passes you by at the speed of light and then Boom! something happens, and all of a sudden life slows down to a snails crawl while your going through it. They only a percentage of people have problems with this surgery. I don't want to be that 1% that has problems that are wrong. But see that's my brain overworking itself and making me think things are wrong when they aren't. I'm mentally a basket case right now. I just need a nice dark hole to crawl into and not come out until everything is over.
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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.
Be sure to include all the positive 'ifs' while you're overthinking. They deserve your thoughts too.
Distract your thoughts by doing things.
Best wishes with the surgery.
What if the experience provides valuable lessons in coping, leaving you stronger and more compassionate in the end?
What if an alien invasion force raids the hospital to give you an unexpected cure? If that what if comes true, be sure you let them know I'm packed and ready to go.
Easy does it, Hippo. Keep venting. . .
Steadying support while you take the big ride. Keep us posted.