So, when I got up today I looked outside and all I saw was a layer of white covering everything. Must have been snowing for a few hours before I noticed. I decide to go to the store before it gets worse……..didnt even know we were supposed to get more snow. I start out for the store and right from the start I panic. Its not a lot of snow but my nerves are shot and it is very slippery. I almost don't make it up the first hill at the end of my street so I decide to just go to the store closest to me. Problem is there are a couple hills I don't think I can make it up. Finally get to the store and try to figure out the best way home. Right out of the parking lot I almost get stuck, spinning my tire all the way up this hill. Long story short…..I made it home in one piece. The whole time I was on the roads I was literally shaking……nervous and scared. Im pissed at myself. I grew up in MA and I know how to drive in the fucking snow! Why am I so fucking scared? Part of the problem is my tires aren't great. I know I need new ones but still……why am I so fucking nervous to the point of shaking? I have to go to work tomorrow and I leave at 530am and the temp. will not be going above freezing all day and tonight so that means that this snow will be there in the morning and any water on the roads will freeze solid. Yay!!!!!! Im so fucking nervous about getting to work in the morning I don't see how I will be able to sleep or stop worrying. I thought about calling out sick so I don't have to deal with it but if I do that I will feel like shit for doing it. I feel like I should be able to handle this so much better but Im not and I feel weak for it. Im afraid I will crash and get hurt and lose my job because I can't get there and then I will lose my truck and apartment because I can't afford them…….etc,etc,etc. I can't stop with the "what if" worrying statements. I just don't know what to do about it…..Im an emotional wreck and feel sick to my stomach.

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rubyblue
rubyblue

Oh Pagan I can feel your fear and anxieties and they resonate with me so much .... I think with all that has happened recently.. with the hospital stay and the new med and the upcoming ECT treatments... they are all unsettling and your ground has shifted and that has resulted in insecurities... all totally understandable... so please do not beat yourself up for it.... baby steps and kindness to yourself.. I know it\'s so easy for me to say... do you have any prn medication you can take? something to settle those horrible feelings?

you are not weak my friend... you are someone who is dealing with a lot of stuff all at once .. and who is still standing on his own two feet... that is courage Pagan... please try and take one thing at a time and not everything at once.... that is overwhelming

I don\'t know if I am just dribbling on now.... I just want to say I think you are a man of strength and courage.. even tho those are the last things that you feel

(((hugs)))