Anxiety Daily Check-In point #8

88Butterfly88 · Jul 01, 2021, 07:06 PM

The last one is too long so here's a new one.

Skeezyks · Jul 02, 2021, 12:29 PM

Gee... I've never posted in the Anxiety Daily Check-in threads before that I can recall. But I certainly have plenty of anxiety it seems although my anxiety seems to be more physical than mental if that makes any sense. In other words, I'm not typically anxious / worried about anything in particular. But my body is in an anxiety-like state pretty-much 24/7/365. The only thing I can figure is I lived with so much anxiety for so many years my body doesn't know how to exist any other way. Anyway... thanks for keeping the Check-in thread going. Perhaps I'll try to post here from time-to-time.

MrsFunky · Jul 02, 2021, 02:54 PM

My anxiety is super high bc it's payday and we have very little leftover after bills. I am on ssdi and my wife has been trying to get ssdi for 10 years and cannot work so both of us are living off just my ssdi. It's a tough and sparse existence but we manage. I talked with my therapist today and that helped.

Mountaindewed · 05:11 PM

My anxiety was weird today. My meds got messed up last night on purpose and I think I have some post PMS as well. I took all my night meds and a Tylenol super early and I also got my weekly injection this afternoon instead of early tomorrow like I usually do. So I feel somewhat better. I don’t know what the exact cause of my kinda panic attack was though.

I just took an extra 20 Geodon and a 4th Valium. I only took a 20 Geodon this morning. So I guess it all balances out. At least I hope it will. I haven’t taken any melatonin yet.

Mountaindewed · Jul 03, 2021, 01:42 PM

I just had a brief panic attack. I was looking for my Xanax since I had taken 3 Valium basically at one time and I was still anxious. I had no luck finding the Xanax. But I took a Geodon 20 and then the Valium started working and I was able to calm down. These bouts of anxiety have been coming on really suddenly and I don’t know why. I know I had caffeine today but I was fine until it just hit me.

MrsFunky · Jul 03, 2021, 03:00 PM

anxiety is super high. My psychiatrist took me off paxil and put me on trintellex a couple of weeks ago. my anxiety has been through the roof ever since. I am suppose to switch back but due to the holiday it won't happen till T uesday so I have all th is extra anxiety this weekend.

88Butterfly88 · Jul 03, 2021, 07:19 PM

My anxiety was moderate today.

Mountaindewed · 01:17 PM

My anxiety has been fine today. I’m starting to need a second Valium and I’m a bit concerned because it seems like when I take a second one my anxiety gets really bad. I took one at 2:30 this morning and it worked fine. But when I take more then one it’s problematic. But going without them isn’t an option either.

I took the second Valium and I ate some zucchini. Then things were ok until they got bad so I took the 3rd one and it’s just kind of sitting there. So I don’t know what’s up. I chugged 20oz of water with each one.

leomama · Jul 04, 2021, 01:08 PM

It’s my day off so my anxiety is low.

Deilla · Jul 04, 2021, 07:14 PM

I feel anxious because it's late and I don't know what to do with myself. Seems like my only option is to go to bed. Maybe I can meditate.

MrsFunky · Jul 04, 2021, 09:03 PM

I used more distraction techniques today and my anxiety was a lot better though I did finally have to resort to ativan around 8 pm

leomama · Jul 04, 2021, 09:48 PM

Well maybe the medication titrating is causing me anxiety.

Deilla · Jul 05, 2021, 03:30 AM

I feel calm this morning.

Mountaindewed · Jul 05, 2021, 03:08 PM

I got asked why I was on Valium today. It was the only med I was questioned about. Isn’t it obvious it’s for anxiety? That is a serious drug to be on regardless of what else it’s used for. I read the other day it’s one of the most addictive drugs on earth.

Today my anxiety is in between being fine and being a existential crisis. If I stopped ****ing with my regular meds then maybe things wouldn’t get so out of control.

Breaking Dawn · Jul 05, 2021, 05:24 PM

Pretty bad. Distraction has easing it a bit.

Mountaindewed · Jul 06, 2021, 01:23 PM

I have my first non essential non Thanksgiving vacation for the first time since October 2019 coming up in a couple weeks. Its usually a yearly thing but last year I skipped it for personal reasons. But I know I should be really looking forward to 3 days at the beach but I’m nervous about seeing a few family members I haven’t seen since I started transitioning. I know everyone will be really nice and supportive. But it’s still just the whole idea of first seeing them. But I know going on vacation will help a ton with my overall depression.

Mountaindewed · 03:55 PM

I kind of need a Valium right now just because it’s that time of the day where things start to get sucky for me. But the Valium makes things worse. So it’s like do I want bad physical anxiety from not taking the Valium or do I want bad emotional anxiety as a result of it.

My Valium is a lose lose situation basically.

Edit: I only took one Valium today and I feel pretty good. I thought the whole idea of walking for your mental health was just a bunch of hoo ha. But I took a 52 minute walk today and my mental health has been the best it’s been in awhile and I think it was the walking.

Deilla · Jul 07, 2021, 04:03 PM

I'm very stressed and upset. I guess anxious too.

88Butterfly88 · Jul 07, 2021, 07:08 PM

My anxiety is moderate today.

Breaking Dawn · Jul 07, 2021, 09:48 PM

I need a vacation.

Jul 08, 2021, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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.

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