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When I'm home for days at a time, I start to feel almost normal.
![]() ![]() So, now that I'm home again, I'm exhausted, shaky & suicidal. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Anonymous37954, dandylin
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Hi Skeezyks, Now what did you want to go shopping for??!!
![]() But seriously, if you're having problems with anxiety that really can't be the easiest situation to be in. That can be a big anxiety inducer when you're suffering from anxiety. I completely understand if you're looking to do "average" things that some people do day-to-day but it's sounding like you do need to give yourself a bit of a break. I'm thinking maybe you're pushing yourself a little hard? Sure a little shopping might not be out of the question, going "back to the beginning" and practicing some techniques for in situations like that, but for now perhaps even a walk down the road....then maybe a little further.....then maybe a little further.......then maybe a little more regular..........is enough, do you think? None of this says you're weak, none of this says "you can't", none of this says you've failed, it more so says too much too soon. And that really doesn't matter, if you can just keep pushing against your "comfort zone" just enough for now. In terms of your life in a more whole sense then if your wife is doing the shopping doesn't matter, you can be just as important in preparing more of the meals, right? And there will be other things you're bringing to the relationship too. Sure, it can't be that easy for you feeling restricted, but that doesn't need to be forever at all. And naturally going back to the overall way you've been feeling with the depression, do you think returning to therapy might help a little with that? Or more support from a pdoc?? The way you're feeling today...........tomorrow.............next week..............next month doesn't have to be your future if you can get the right help. And of course, anything I/we can do..............I'm/we're here for you!! ![]() Alison |
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Hi Alison:
![]() ![]() ![]() I don't have any problem being out in general. I take our dog for 2 walks a day every day in all kinds of weather. But, of course, we're basically alone for the most part. Occasionally we'll meet up with another dog & its owner. Some I've gotten to know a little bit & we'll stop & chat for a short time. So it's just being out & about in crowds of people that sends me over the edge... the bigger the crowd, the further over the edge I go. ![]() ![]() So, in general, I just know what I can tolerate & what I can't. And I do the things I can & I don't do things that make me uneasy. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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It's the supreme disappointment that things haven't changed that really gets to me.
Optimism sucks, sometimes. |
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how well i remember~ i still have a little bit of anxiety going out, but it's over more rational things, like getting stranded (which has happened) or other PTSD kinds of things.
i will share with you what helped me. maybe you will find some relief there, too. acupuncture was the first thing that really made a difference for me. i went to stop smoking, and the treatments alleviated my OCDs and Anxiety Disorders~ talk about surprised~! then, seeing my change, the Acu doc told me about an auditory program he and his partner use to minimize stress and maximize ability... it's called Holosync (you can read about it at http://centerpointe.com . it comes in meditation support formats, but the only place it's sold in therapeutic format is there. i have been using it for about 9 yrs, the initial complete course is 7 yrs. but of course you can stop anytime you like. i am officially "in remission" (doc speak for recovered) from bi-polar, OCD, GAD, am greatly improved on PTSD, and am finally regaining my memory, (which was damaged by meds). i attribute this recovery to meditation, buddhist mind training, and mostly the holosync. you have to dedicate time every day to get the most out of it, tho. it is my sincere hope that everyone finds a way out of crippling anxiety. there are other skills one can learn and use, (i don't know how much you have looked into anxiety management). there is a post in this forum about coping skills: http://forums.psychcentral.com/post-...anic-ptsd.html i wish you the very best~ thanks for posting ~ Gus
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