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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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mcgrathKT
mcgrathKT

Well I'm proud of myself I did another 2 afternoon shifts. Past couple of days I'm finding it hard to balance, I know it's a process and it will take time and patience from all parties who know me. But on the other hand I'm so frustrated and mad and upset with myself and that I'm trying so hard to be ”better” that I'm trying to hard and feel I'm setting myself backwards. At this point I'm not sure what else can do and I'm trying not let it effect me but it's very hard not to.

doncornelius
doncornelius
Hello. What you’re describing is what I call the old one two step. One step forward two steps back. I don’t think there’s a right way or wrong way to get through this. Everyone is going to be different. Yet I personally feel that as long as we try and keep fighting, we can’t lose. I know it doesn’t seem like your making progress, but everyday we get through is a victory. So take solace in the fact that your willing to fight on.
arfie
arfie
Yup, I might call that the recovery two step, as well. It gets my vote as THE hardest part of recovery/healing. I take consolation in the fact that progress can be as sneaky as the dysfunctions I am attempting to manage. Allot of times when I feel hopelessly stuck, pieces fall together and I discover I've been making better progress than I thought.

Steadying support while you work it through, McGrath. Easy does it.

For what it's worth:
I firmly believe there really is such a thing as trying to hard. Some things are either easy or they are impossible. The trick is in being patient with the impossible until it becomes easy.
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