Stress Center Peer Support

By Loretta LaRoche. I came upon this gem today. The back says she's the "Erma Bombeck of stress reduction". She also has another book called "Life is Short - Wear Your Party Pants". So far it's hilarious and she chronicles her own stress (anxiety) inducing bad habits and how she's learned to deal wi...

I read on another website that cortisol (the hormone you release when you are stressed) can cause SSRI's to react badly in your body. I say this because I see a lot of postings from those struggling to get on their meds. I reacted badly at first too, in fact, I couldn't continue Cymbalta due such a ...

I've actually been around since October but I had myself pegged as GAD with panic but now I see that I'm actually OCD. My obsessive fear for the last 20 or so years have been my health: my late teens and early 20's were consumed with the fear of getting AIDS which made dating somewhat difficult. It'...

A silver - A bulging disc can definately cause tingling but so can hyperventilating, which is what we do when were anxious and panicking. When I blew out my discs a few years back, my arm started out numb, then painful, then finally went to tingling. I continue to have disc/spine issues and normally...

PMS - That's what sends me into a growth spurt almost every month. Being sensitive to change, the roller coaster of hormones is a real issue for me. I remind myself to float with it, tell myself it's normal and it will pass, but still it's hard sometimes. Sugarmama mentioned the medication issue, an...

Heres my symptoms: muscle tension, twitching/spasms especially around the eyes, but it can be anywhere, neck ache, tummy issues, spacey unreality feelings, and when I was having panic attacks, racing pounding heart, tightness in chest, and difficulty swallowing. This is exhausting and extremely anno...

I couldn't find anything exact or recent on this subject and hope someone has some info for me. I'm having a great experience with valerian for sleeping problems and would like to add st johns wort for anxiety/depression. I used to take Lexapro and Klonopin and feel like I need a little lift to keep...

I'm back again, and I guess I knew it would happen. I finished the program in December, feeling confident and in control (was that a mistake?). I kept up on the website but felt out of place so gradually stopped logging on. Slowly, minor events here and there, kids on spring break, elderly relatives...

Dawn,
You and your family and your mom are in our prayers. God knows you heart and what you need. May He bless you extra today.

It seems pretty mundane, but my husband and I are almost done painting the basement with Dryloc. This would have been impossible 6 months ago due to my chemical phobia. The smell of this stuff is vile but it's not making me panic and make excuses why I can't help my husband. A few times those old fe...