[jean17]

Will see my therapist this week. Feel like I'm not getting anywhere. Feel like I can't help myself. The best I can do is accept myself and set boundaries. I can only cope with one "social" time every other day or so and then if I don't feel that I have control over when it's over, I panic. Most of the time my anxiety runs high and chokes me. I hate it. I feel best when I know for almost sure that I will be left alone. Then I can almost relax.

Thanks for listening.

[Rohag]

Originally Posted by jean17

I can only cope with one "social" time every other day or so...

Yes. My mind doles out "social points" sparingly, and each social encounter uses them up fast.

Wishing you a profitable meeting with your therapist.

[pegasus]

Yes I know what you mean Jean, here's to a bit more relaxation! Hope therapy goes well.

I'd cut back on social events; you need time to think about yourself and make decisions
on how you want to go forward. Please talk to your psychiatrist about this. Social
events are strong stress builders in some cases. Anything that increases stress
creates acid in tissues and fluids, and often it is an excess of acidic conditions that
increase negative moods.

Get more peace and quiet into your mind by doing meditative reading and practice
caring for yourself more earnestly. Then you'll be able to care for others more.

It's an inside job we have to do, Jean, to improve our lives and gain more interest in
positive things about who we are.

[Little Lulu]

Accepting where you are right now and setting boundaries sounds healthy to me - good on you. I've never been able to fight depression or anxiety - it always wins. The best I can do when I am in a bad place is ask for help (i.e. therapy) and slowly move toward where I would like to be. What you are doing actually sounds pretty healthy.

[Pouty]

Originally Posted by genetic

I'd cut back on social events; you need time to think about yourself and make decisions
on how you want to go forward. Please talk to your psychiatrist about this. Social
events are strong stress builders in some cases. Anything that increases stress
creates acid in tissues and fluids, and often it is an excess of acidic conditions that
increase negative moods.

Get more peace and quiet into your mind by doing meditative reading and practice
caring for yourself more earnestly. Then you'll be able to care for others more.

It's an inside job we have to do, Jean, to improve our lives and gain more interest in
positive things about who we are.

Thanks for your post. I have a chronic acid problem and get highly emotional, although extroverted. Your post really spoke to me today.