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Mar 26, 2011, 12:32 PM
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I am trying to keep my head up, trying to keep the anxiety at bay, just having a hard time. I have had 2 panic attacks in the past week. I think it's because my doc is cutting back on my Klonopin. I don't even take a lot, but it's enough to effect me.
I don't know how to deal with the anxiety crap with my bipolar mood swings, with my bipolar sisters stuff, with life in general right now. I feel I am going to just absolutely lose it. 
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Mar 26, 2011, 01:41 PM
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I can only say: Do not surrender!
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Mar 26, 2011, 05:00 PM
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I am sooooo trying not to.
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Mar 27, 2011, 04:56 PM
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Tell your doc if he cuts down on your anti-anxiety meds, he has to replace them with other strategies to fight the anxiety.
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It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass away." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction! ---"Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society". Abraham Lincoln Online. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September 30, 1859. |
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Mar 27, 2011, 05:42 PM
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Thanks Merlin!
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Mar 27, 2011, 08:06 PM
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Have you tired regular exercise?
20-30 minutes a day, 4 times a week usually helps some anxiety and depression. Also! Mix it up. Don't always do the same thing every time you decide to work out. I try to go on walks, and I'm slowly getting the courage to start going to the gym 2-3 times a week. Short term goals do wonders for our bodies. Eating healthier does to...XD haha |
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Mar 27, 2011, 08:10 PM
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I could never go to the gym....to embarrassing for me!
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"The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open." Don’t look where you fall, but where you slipped.
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Mar 27, 2011, 08:37 PM
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Well, my dad is a little overweight and has arthritis in his knees but he told me that walking 2+ miles a day has helped his mood. He even gets my mom to go on a walk with him sometimes! He told me his knees aren't hurting as much.
The best way to start doing *anything* is small. Walk for 10 minutes. Then 2 days later 15. Slowly work up to a consistent time, and walk/bike fast enough that you can feel your heart pumping. You won't get fast results this way, but it is actually the safest and easiest way to start a routine. Also, if you are going to walk, it's a smart idea to have a couple different routes otherwise things get boring fast. (or drive to the park and do it. idk, be creative) |
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Mar 28, 2011, 03:21 AM
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I deal with anxiety by distracting myself. You need to get out and keep busy
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