Anxiety Daily Check-In point #8

Jul 08, 2021 at 08:21 AM

I am anxious about england actually beating italy sunday for the euro 2021 final

I don't know why, but when ever their's a prospect of my country actually doing good at something, it causes me anxiety

still : I am trying to be upbeat about it. so many people here are thrilled that we even made the final (first time since 66, so quite an acheevement)

still: I am hopeful that italy will win the euros. I know, it makes me sound like a trator to my country, but I'm not.. honest, I think if things were reversed and I was italian, I'd be rooting for england. I just don't like the thought of a home country actually being good at something. hmm.

MrsFunky · Jul 08, 2021 at 12:55 PM

"Fake anxiety" Well I have been super anxious lately all the signs of panic: dizziness shortness of breath, etc so I thought it was because of a med change and kept taking ativan as prescribed by my psychiatrist and just kept feeling worse and worse. Finally, my ear felt weird so I went to urgent care. Turns out I have an ear infection (dizziness) and a sinus infection and copd flair up (shortness of breath).) They gave me an antibiotic and increased my inhaler. Guess it's a good thing I finally listened to my body.

Deilla · Jul 08, 2021 at 07:55 PM

I feel anxious tonight. My online therapist will be out of town until Tuesday. That's 4 days where I won't have her support. I don't know what I will do. I really rely on her. I have DBT and CBT. But I have no one I can talk to. And I just had a really bad depressive episode. I'm so anxious, my chest hurts. I will have to try to relax.

Lizzie1813 · Jul 09, 2021 at 11:47 AM

Hello! I’m new to this thread. I usually post over in the bipolar group. I have panic disorder with agoraphobia and have lived with it my whole life. My pdoc won’t prescribe anxiety meds because of what happened in 2012. She did increase my Lamictal from 200 to 300 mg yesterday. I hope it doesn’t take too long to work. My anxiety has gotten really bad, to the point where I can’t focus on coping skills. I worry obsessively about my two children (19) and (22). I pray the same prayers over and over again, but it doesn’t calm me down. I had trouble sleeping last night. I’m exhausted.

Deilla · Jul 09, 2021 at 11:53 AM

I feel better today. My therapist checked in with me this morning. I talked with my mom and stepmom. I feel calm.

MrsFunky · Jul 09, 2021 at 12:28 PM

@lizzie It's nice to see you on this thread. I hope your med change works. Do you have a therapist? I think you can get some online if you can't go out. I wish you well in your e ndeavors

Mountaindewed · 03:05 PM

I’m trying to take all my Geodon at night. So I’ve had some anxiety today despite my Valium. I’m not sure all this geodon at one time is a good idea. I was going to go down to 160 instead of 180. I’m not sure how safe this is either. But I’m just going to try it. When I was 16 I was on 180 at night and at least 80 in the morning. I slept from first period until the end of second I think, in the principals office because it made me so tired. So 160 if it’s at night is not an unsafe dose I just have to get used to it.

Lizzie1813 · Jul 09, 2021 at 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MrsFunky

@lizzie It's nice to see you on this thread. I hope your med change works. Do you have a therapist? I think you can get some online if you can't go out. I wish you well in your e ndeavors

Thank you for the welcome. I do have a therapist who I see via Zoom. I’m not severely agoraphobic so I am able to go out some. I just don’t like doing it. It’s hard for me to be around people I don’t know well, and it helps too if I know I can get out of a situation if I need to. I hope you’re having a good day!

Rose76 · Jul 10, 2021 at 12:52 PM

I'm new to this thread. My main problem is depression. However, when I'm having a bad depressive episode, I sometimes get extremely anxious. Those 2 things combined can feel almost intolerable. I take amitriptyline for depression. This morning I was so severely anxious that I called a crisis line. That helped a bit, but not much. I kept breaking down crying while on the phone. Then I got a bright idea. I have some Benadryl on hand. It's for allergy symptoms, and I hardly ever use it. (Makes my mouth too dry.) Well, I took some. Amazingly, it actually helped. I felt different mentally. I even felt different physically. I was so grateful that I found something to ease up how awful I was feeling.

Lizzie1813 · Jul 10, 2021 at 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MrsFunky

"Fake anxiety" Well I have been super anxious lately all the signs of panic: dizziness shortness of breath, etc so I thought it was because of a med change and kept taking ativan as prescribed by my psychiatrist and just kept feeling worse and worse. Finally, my ear felt weird so I went to urgent care. Turns out I have an ear infection (dizziness) and a sinus infection and copd flair up (shortness of breath).) They gave me an antibiotic and increased my inhaler. Guess it's a good thing I finally listened to my body.

I’m sorry you aren’t feeling well. I hope you get well soon! ❤️

MrsFunky · Jul 10, 2021 at 01:00 PM

@rose welcome to the thread! I am glad your benadryl worked as a stop-gap. Maybe you and your psychiatrist can work out a more long term solution best of luck!

Lizzie1813 · Jul 10, 2021 at 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Rose76

I'm new to this thread. My main problem is depression. However, when I'm having a bad depressive episode, I sometimes get extremely anxious. Those 2 things combined can feel almost intolerable. I take amitriptyline for depression. This morning I was so severely anxious that I called a crisis line. That helped a bit, but not much. I kept breaking down crying while on the phone. Then I got a bright idea. I have some Benadryl on hand. It's for allergy symptoms, and I hardly ever use it. (Makes my mouth too dry.) Well, I took some. Amazingly, it actually helped. I felt different mentally. I even felt different physically. I was so grateful that I found something to ease up how awful I was feeling.

Hello! I struggle with depression, too. In addition to panic disorder (with moderate agoraphobia), I have bipolar 1. Anxiety is definitely a huge thing for me, too. I’m sorry things are so hard for you right now. I’m glad you reached out to the crisis line. I understand crying while talking about stuff. I do that every time I talk to my therapist. Crying can be good for us. I’m happy to hear that the Benadryl helped you. I hope the rest of your day is good.

Lizzie1813 · Jul 11, 2021 at 12:40 PM

I didn’t want to go to church this morning. I felt the beginnings of anxiety and knew church would make it worse. (I go with my cousin and her husband.) I went ahead and went though because I didn’t want to upset my cousin by not going. When I’m symptomatic with anxiety, depression, or mania, she freaks out and tries to talk me out of what I’m feeling…”suck it up, buttercup” type responses. I sat there in church with all sorts of panic-inducing thoughts like, “What if I speak out while the preacher is talking? I’ll be so embarrassed.” This was accompanied by my fear of crying. The message was on “Are Christians Immune to Suffering?” I knew I would cry eventually, and I did. It hit home because my son estranged himself from me two months ago, and the pain is unbearable. Does anyone else experience the fear of doing or saying something embarrassing? It’s terrible.

Deilla · Jul 11, 2021 at 01:22 PM

I feel calm today. I'm just relaxing and taking it easy. I spent the last few days doing a lot of housework. So I deserve a break.

leomama · Jul 11, 2021 at 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Lizzie1813

I didn’t want to go to church this morning. I felt the beginnings of anxiety and knew church would make it worse. (I go with my cousin and her husband.) I went ahead and went though because I didn’t want to upset my cousin by not going. When I’m symptomatic with anxiety, depression, or mania, she freaks out and tries to talk me out of what I’m feeling…”suck it up, buttercup” type responses. I sat there in church with all sorts of panic-inducing thoughts like, “What if I speak out while the preacher is talking? I’ll be so embarrassed.” This was accompanied by my fear of crying. The message was on “Are Christians Immune to Suffering?” I knew I would cry eventually, and I did. It hit home because my son estranged himself from me two months ago, and the pain is unbearable. Does anyone else experience the fear of doing or saying something embarrassing? It’s terrible.

I didn’t go to church today because a friend of mine just got engaged and he’s been dating his girlfriend as long as I dated my ex bf . I wasn’t feeling the “be happy for them” vibe. Church can be very hard for people who aren’t happy or trying to be happy. I too get a ride to church with a friend who’s been out of town for 2 weeks and I wasn’t feeling catching an Uber or lyft either. The truth of the matter is I have my apt to myself for a week while my daughter is at church camp and honestly I just want to enjoy the peace and quiet . My neighbors kids aren’t making noise in the common areas and I’m just happy to listen to the wind in the trees, my wind chime and color.

Mountaindewed · Jul 11, 2021 at 02:24 PM

I just took half my night meds 20 minutes ago. And I’m a bit pissed they aren’t working yet. So I guess in another 15 minutes if they still don’t work they have crapped out on me once again?

Lizzie1813 · Jul 12, 2021 at 09:22 AM

My anxiety isn’t bad this morning. Such a relief after yesterday.

How is everyone doing?

I hope y’all have a good day.

MrsFunky · Jul 12, 2021 at 09:27 AM

yesterday is the first day ever I got to check "none" on my anxiety tracker. I am feeling pretty good today so far too.

Breaking Dawn · Jul 12, 2021 at 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Lizzie1813

My anxiety isn’t bad this morning. Such a relief after yesterday.

How is everyone doing?

I hope y’all have a good day.

Hi, Lizzie! Thank you for being here! And congratulations on your 1-year anniversary here coming up!

Mountaindewed · Jul 12, 2021 at 12:38 PM

My anxiety has been tough all day. I’ve had 2 Valium. I think I’ll go take my 3rd. Maybe if I actually ate something I wouldn’t feel so badly. But eating lowers my self esteem.

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Deilla Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Oct 2017 Location: Limsa Lominsa Posts: 29,434 (SuperPoster!) 7 49.2k hugs given	Jul 09, 2021 at 11:53 AM #25 I feel better today. My therapist checked in with me this morning. I talked with my mom and stepmom. I feel calm. __________________ ‘Live for now,’ ‘This too shall pass,’ ‘Everything is happening for my good.’
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MrsFunky Member Member Since Jun 2021 Location: IN Posts: 32 3	Jul 09, 2021 at 12:28 PM #26 @lizzie It's nice to see you on this thread. I hope your med change works. Do you have a therapist? I think you can get some online if you can't go out. I wish you well in your e ndeavors __________________ Much Love to all
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MrsFunky Member Member Since Jun 2021 Location: IN Posts: 32 3	Jul 10, 2021 at 01:00 PM #31 @rose welcome to the thread! I am glad your benadryl worked as a stop-gap. Maybe you and your psychiatrist can work out a more long term solution best of luck! __________________ Much Love to all
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Deilla Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Oct 2017 Location: Limsa Lominsa Posts: 29,434 (SuperPoster!) 7 49.2k hugs given	Jul 11, 2021 at 01:22 PM #34 I feel calm today. I'm just relaxing and taking it easy. I spent the last few days doing a lot of housework. So I deserve a break. __________________ ‘Live for now,’ ‘This too shall pass,’ ‘Everything is happening for my good.’
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Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 38,786 (SuperPoster!) 8 9,763 hugs given	Jul 11, 2021 at 02:24 PM #36 I just took half my night meds 20 minutes ago. And I’m a bit pissed they aren’t working yet. So I guess in another 15 minutes if they still don’t work they have crapped out on me once again? __________________ I'm Blue
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Lizzie1813 Member Member Since Jul 2020 Location: Mississippi Posts: 205 4 262 hugs given	Jul 12, 2021 at 09:22 AM #37 My anxiety isn’t bad this morning. Such a relief after yesterday. How is everyone doing? I hope y’all have a good day.
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MrsFunky Member Member Since Jun 2021 Location: IN Posts: 32 3	Jul 12, 2021 at 09:27 AM #38 yesterday is the first day ever I got to check "none" on my anxiety tracker. I am feeling pretty good today so far too. __________________ Much Love to all
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Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 38,786 (SuperPoster!) 8 9,763 hugs given	Jul 12, 2021 at 12:38 PM #40 My anxiety has been tough all day. I’ve had 2 Valium. I think I’ll go take my 3rd. Maybe if I actually ate something I wouldn’t feel so badly. But eating lowers my self esteem. __________________ I'm Blue
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