[nekokittykatarin]

Just a little insight into this situation before I begin. Doctor help is not an option, as I do not have the money for insurance or yet another bill. Any other helpful tips are welcome. Any help is very appreciated.

I’ve been dealing with genetic hip problems since high school and have had autistic tendencies (mainly sensory overload, social anxiety, and general anxiety, although other symptoms do crop up every once in a while) since I was very little. I was never actually diagnosed, so as of now, all we can do is guess that’s what’s going on. Depression comes and goes, just like the hip pain. I’ve learned to repress the bad thoughts and just let them fizzle out. It normally works well. Not recently. My sensory overload has been getting worse, and I’ve even been having panic attacks at work, which frustrates me to no end, because I’ve worked SO HARD to keep them in. I was okay with it and dealt with it until I started snapping at people for picking at my issues. I don’t care that they were picking at me, I really don’t, but for some reason, I just snapped. Stuff like this could get me fired. I just don’t feel like I’m good enough for this job due to my hips not allowing me to work as quick as i’m needed to be and thoughts like that have brought me down into the “pit of despair” before (suicidal thoughts, self harm). I don’t want to go back to that. I REALLY don’t want to go back to that...

[Little Lulu]

Welcome to PC nekokittykatarin. It is a good thing that you are listening to your body and soul and know you are not where you would like to be. Since getting outside help isn't an option, spend some extra time at home taking care of yourself to offload the stress you are feeling. When I am stressed, I know I need to take extra good care of myself until things stabilize.

[healingme4me]

Welcome to PC.

Coping with Emotions is a forum filled with tips and insight. Worth looking over and participating.

Are there any physical rehab types of pointers online that you could attempt?

Hope you find this site, as supportive, as I have.



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[CANDC]

Welcome to Psych Central (PC) nekokittykatarin. Sorry you are hurting and suffering. Hang in there. Self harm is like a ghost that follows us but we keep it at bay by not giving into it.

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[kaliope]

hi
i have to ways i have learned to deal with my anxiety and panic.
a way to stop panic attacks is to relax. it is physically impossible to panic and relax at the same time. you dont even have to really relax. just fool your brain into thinking you are relaxing. imagine as if you just did a meditation or had a massage and all your muscles have turned into limp noodles. just let them all go. this will stop the panic attack. you may have to do it a couple times over your first tries, but when i started doing this it ended the attacks and soon i never had a panic attack again,

i also have this thing called an anxiety meter that i visualize in my head. it goes from 0 to 10, 10 being the worst anxiety ever. so when i am anxious, i see where the needle registers on the meter. then i do breathing exercises until i get it down to a four. which is manageable for me. sometimes i see a knob on the meter and i will manually turn down the meter to four so i can calm down faster. practicing this enough, all i have to do now when i am anxious is say dial down, and i can calm myself.

welcome to psych central. you will find we have several forums where you can post about your concerns and receive feedback from other members. you will get a lot of support here. again, welcome