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Old Nov 09, 2008, 12:14 AM
lilyann lilyann is offline
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Originally Posted by HALLIEBETH87 View Post
your plan sounds good. but, i know it wouldnt work for me.

i refuse to call the crisis line b/c quite a few times when i have they wanted to send people to check on me...they wanted me to go to a hospital. never again. i don't want to be taken away. i have escaped that many times by NOT calling line even when i needed to.
My kids BOTH have anxiety , depression, ocd - one is 15. She says running helps her escape her mind. She puts on her ipod and goes for a run several times a day (often at 5:30 am. ) She grabs her guitar as soon as she is in the door from school and writes songs. She is writing a story she has determined to get published and she loses herself in that. My son, age 21, lifts weights-he is in college and also a personal trainer. He says he would not get up if it were not for lifting weights. He sleeps LOTS. Both are on meds but determined to cope - I am amazed as I see them stress and turn toward their exercise. It positively effects the neurotransmitters. You could set some physical goals for yourself- a certain number of pushups, sit ups, jumping jacks, running up and down steps.... several times a day. In two weeks you should feel different (14 days without missing). I can do 4 pushups - see how many you can do. I can do no pull ups. Good luck. Put yourself first