[september]

How do you cope on days where you are completely wound right up?

I get so churned, my stomach burns. I feel nervous, cant concentrate and i just want to pace.

Lately i have been ahead of myself all the time. What i mean by this is, whenever i am doing something, im already thinking about the next thing i should/want to be doing but when i get to that thing i cant relax and im then onto the next thing in my mind. I cant even sit down and watch tv, i cant sit still.

I forget alot too. Minutes after being told. And even if i write it down, i doubt i wrote the right information down.

I feel like my head is so full of stuff, clogged almost. And all of this can happen at the drop of a hat, im fine then bang, im like this and who knows how long it will last for. And of course when i am highly anxious the OCD climbs to new heights.

I asked my pyshcologist how to deal with this last week and i received no answer.

So.............how do you cope?

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september said:
I get so churned, my stomach burns. I feel nervous, cant concentrate and i just want to pace.

Lately i have been ahead of myself all the time. What i mean by this is, whenever i am doing something, im already thinking about the next thing i should/want to be doing but when i get to that thing i cant relax and im then onto the next thing in my mind. I cant even sit down and watch tv, i cant sit still.

I forget alot too. Minutes after being told. And even if i write it down, i doubt i wrote the right information down.

I feel like my head is so full of stuff, clogged almost. And all of this can happen at the drop of a hat, im fine then bang, im like this and who knows how long it will last for. And of course when i am highly anxious the OCD climbs to new heights.

So.............how do you cope?

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Haven't been dx with OCD but feel very similar things...by the way welcome to PC...

I'm currently moving back to structure...something...i thrived in and gradually lost track of...its hard to get back to it...but I'm determined that I was most productive at home and work when I had a place to check of tasks and write daily things down...great memory just last only a second or two enought to write it down...

[OCDonaStick]

Wow! You took the words right out of my mouth on this one. I also have OCD and experience the same kinds of hyper nervousness.

The only things that I have been able to do to reign in my brain, heart rate, etc are:

1) Stop and take a brisk walk. Sometimes expending some adrenaline can help me focus more. If I happen upon someone to talk to about something completely unrelated to my stress it will allow me to step out of the panic and reorganize my brain.

2) Write a to do list which is organized with the most critical tasks first. If I can start working on some items in a logical order then I can start to relax a little when I see even a tiny bit of progress.

3) If the to do list starts to stress me out, I will try to distract myself and complete one little task. I'll start with the task I want to do the most.

4) Make an emergency appointment to see your psychologist or talk with a trusted friend. Just talking about your stressers and getting some sort of 3rd party feedback may help to calm you down.

[kitty61]

I am new here on site and have been looking around seeing how others feel and react with each other. My friend, known as Ziggy introduced me to this site. He has been there for me on a personal level chatting and helping me cope. I have been out of it sort to speak for over a year and on medical leave from work. I thought I was just panicing over my mothers transition from her own home to an elderly housing complex, but that wasnt it.
I would wake up , crying , couldnt breath, and just not feeling right and couldnt go to work. Other days cry, or if someone said anything to me I would yell or cry didnt know from moment to moment. Some days I just close my door to my room and hide from life cause I cant deal with things. my friends and even my mother doesnt understand what is wrong they think I am playing , just acting out cause I want attention or lazy. I am not any of the above. I cant do things I wanted to do , cant enjoy things like I use to nothing. I feel like my inner person is control everything but out of control at the same time.
I seeked medical help which they started me on meds I have tried so many and to this day I am not on anything that really works. I also see a therapst regularly and with her they are adjusting meds right and left cause nothing seems to work on me.
I am depressed at times, and then other times anxiety hits me to the most and wow I feel bad for anyone in my path. My list goes on for miles of things I can and cant do etc.. maybe in time I will be me once again and see life and enjoy life like I did.. til then I guess I seek and reach out here, see my therapst and take my meds til something allows me to see the light and get my life back. When I do settle down I do appoligize for actions I cant control. My husband has been great and tries to help me when I am out of control, without him I dont know where I would be to be honest.
I just wanted to say hi and to let you know I am here , love to talk to others , and who knows help each other in the long run if needed.

So I guess your not alone, there is many of us out there...

Kitty <font color="purple"> </font> ]

The churned /wound up feeling is difficult to deal with isnt it! For me, it often appears for no significant reason, sometimes I wake up with it. Distracting yourself is the key to bringing anxiety levels down. I agree,going for a brisk walk outside and deep calm breathing are both really helpful. Have you heard of "mindfulness meditation". I have posted about this before. It's really about being in the moment and being fully present. I know it sounds a bit weird, but it is really helpful for anxiety. Its too long to go into now, but theres loads on it if you google it. Hope things are better.

[recluse1]

panic/anxiety disorder, depression, and insomnia go hand in hand with one another. i too have suffered with this for may years and have finally found the right meds for me and they have worked miracles. i too had to go threw a number of them before i found a combo that worked.

i take effexor xr 150mg 2 times a day (anti-depressant with anti-anxiety qaulities also)
klonopin 1mg 3times a day
ambien(which now has generic) at night for sleep

lack of sleep makes all the other symptoms worse. so if
sleeping is a problem as doc about sleep aids too.
of course meds and doses vary person to person but these are some things you could ask about. hope you find relief soon. i know its hard to deal with sometimes.

recluse1