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Originally Posted by BethRags
Level of anxiety so high it's edging into panic. Something happened yesterday that set off the ptsd I initially went into therapy for. It's a serious problem and it's got a hold of me.
I was working with CBT skills and not getting very far. A tiny bit, which I guess is better than nothing, but disappointingly little. I took an extra K-pin, but it probably won't do much, if anything. I'd take several, but all I'll do is feel depressed from the rebound.
I'm damned near going crazy. I'm at 300mg Lamictal, but have been unsteady lately. Maybe I need to raise it again - at the risk of feeling flat. But....? Oh, yeah, right...I have a mental illness and post traumatic stress for which I've been awarded disability. There's that. There's the craziness.
I really believe that the people around here (including me) are being exposed to toxins from breathing smoke for weeks. Another effing 110 degree day with yellow, smoky air and ash falling. I heard it's 1 degree in Montana? WTSF.
It's times like this when I think I probably don't have much life left, and that really makes me sad. And angry. Plus, I'm feeling terrorized because the days are getting shorter already. Crazy, because I like the night - but my brain refuses to cooperate.
I wish I was tired so I could just sleep, but I'm not. For once. What a joke.
My attitude needs improvement. Working on it. Still. (What a strange and intriguing word: still. Meaning both quiet and motionless, meaning persisting.)
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Maybe make a short list of things you are grateful for. Gratitude triggers an off-ramp from neative neural pathways.
Seroquel, Buspar, gabapentin all can work. Consider them. Meditation, prayer, and deep breathing are all I can use. They do work.
Hugs and relief.